STM expresses concern over Canada’s proposed Copyright Modernization Act - September 30, 2010
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) has expressed serious concern about Canada's Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-32). STM says that if enacted, the provisions of the bill would seriously prejudice STM publishing, Canadian publishers, authors and rightsholders generally. Moreover, the provisions, if… Read More
Online Information 2010 conference programme announced - September 30, 2010
Incisive Media, the UK-based organiser of the 2010 Online Information conference, has announced that the theme for this year's event will be 'Discover new ways of working in the linked and social web'. The event is scheduled from November 30 - December… Read More
AOL to acquire technology news blog TechCrunch - September 30, 2010
Web services company AOL, US, has reportedly announced plans to buy technology news blog TechCrunch. With this acquisition, AOL seeks to bolster its growing online editorial business. While the terms of the agreement were not disclosed, the price tag is believed to be more than $25… Read More
Emerald provides free online access to published interviews - September 30, 2010
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced that all interviews published in three of its management titles - Development and Learning in Organizations, Human Resource Management International Digest and Strategic Direction - are now free to access for one month following… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Germany supports further development of EU project addressing Linked Open Data - September 30, 2010
Information solution provider Wolters Kluwer Germany is working on the further development of technologies related to 'Linked Open Data' (LOD). The project, which began in September, is intended to establish the Linked Data Principle faster and easier in companies, web communities, and governmental institutions. LOD2 is… Read More
Nielsen Book launches BookScan India - September 30, 2010
Nielsen Book, part of global information and media group Nielsen Company, US, has announced the launch of BookScan India. The BookScan Indian panel collects sales from October 3 with the first week's charts released on October 15. The panel is expected to cover over 50 percent… Read More
