UK national institutions seek passage of legal clause on digitisation of orphan works - February 4, 2010
The British Library, Tate, V&A, National Portrait Gallery, BFI, Wellcome Trust, Imperial War Museum and JISC, in a letter published in Times, have sought to ensure the safe passage of Clause 42 of the UK government's Digital Economy Bill. If passed, the bill is expected to… Read More
Hong Kong University to deploy Scopus API for institutional repository - February 4, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has opted to use its Scopus search Application Programming Interface (API) technology. HKU will use Scopus to continuously update its institutional repository and expert profiling system with information on where and how often… Read More
Thirteen Universities select Century of Social Sciences by Thomson Reuters - February 4, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that thirteen universities in Australia and New Zealand have selected Century of Social Sciences, a set of archival data (backfiles) covering research in the social sciences back to 1900, for their education and research needs. Century of Social… Read More
Six publishers to make journal articles available via DeepDyve’s online rental service - February 4, 2010
DeepDyve, a research engine for the Deep Web, has announced that six major publishers have agreed to make their articles available via the company’s online rental service for research articles. These publishers will add important journals in the areas of information technology, social sciences and the… Read More
Helsebiblioteket selects UpToDate as a point-of-care reference tool for all primary and specialty healthcare in Norway - February 4, 2010
Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that UpToDate has been selected as a point-of-care reference tool by Helsebiblioteket (The Norwegian Electronic Health Library). Helsebiblioteket provides health personnel with free online access to useful and trustworthy knowledge resources - journals, databases, summarised… Read More
Emerald to exhibit at VALA’s 15th Biennial Conference and Exhibition - February 4, 2010
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited, UK, has announced that it will be exhibiting at VALA’s 15th Biennial Conference and Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia, February 9-11, 2010. Delegates are invited to visit booth 36 to discover the latest update of Emerald Management First -… Read More
