European Commission okays Google project to digitise archives of Dutch library - July 16, 2010
The European Commission has reportedly stated that it does not object to Google digitising 160,000 books in the archives of the National Library of the Netherlands if these will be made available publicly. The Dutch library, Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB), recently announced an agreement with Internet search… Read More
SAE International survey reveals mobility engineers’ high levels of engagement with social media - July 16, 2010
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International, US, has released a whitepaper on social media usage of mobility engineers. The paper titled 'Do mobility engineers use social media?' outlines the results of the SAE International Social Media Survey and provides some insight on how mobility engineers… Read More
Springer to distribute eBooks from Sense Publishers - July 16, 2010
STM publisher Springer has announced an agreement with international academic publishing house Sense Publishers. Under the deal, Springer will distribute the latter's book program as part of Springer's eBook collection on www.springerlink.com, starting in 2011. Sense has an annual output of about… Read More
Discovery sues Amazon for patent infringement over Kindle for the second time - July 16, 2010
Media company Discovery Communications intellectual property subsidiary Discovery Patent Holdings has reportedly filed a suit against online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc. According to the company, Amazon's line of Kindle e-book readers infringe on two patents held by the company. The suit is the second between the… Read More
Web 2.0 Summit adds new speakers to 2010 lineup - July 16, 2010
O'Reilly Media, Inc. and UBM TechWeb, co-producers of Web 2.0 Expo and Web 2.0 Summit, have released six new additions to the lineup at this year's Web 2.0 Summit. The Web 2.0 Summit brings together a powerful assembly of senior executives and entrepreneurial innovators, as well… Read More
EBSCO Publishing acquires two SAGE databases - July 16, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has acquired two databases from academic publisher SAGE. These are: Criminal Justice Abstracts and Communication Abstracts. The deal will bring two leading databases in their fields to users through the EBSCOhost platform. Criminal Justice Abstracts and Communication Abstracts… Read More
