Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - December 20, 2010
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (For Open Access Journals, Size Does Matter); John Borthwick (Neutrality Or Bust); Carol Minton Morris (Open Repositories 2011, “Collaboration and Community: The Social Mechanics of Repository Systems”); and Rick Anderson (Britain Has Sneezed: Will the U.S. Catch a… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - December 20, 2010
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available via our new beta application, SCOOPE STM Mobile. Subscribers on the move can now gain easy access to Knowledgespeak through a reader-friendly mobile phone interface. This application is uniquely available in two versions:… Read More
National Diet Library of Japan adds 4 million records to WorldCat - December 17, 2010
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has announced that the National Diet Library has successfully added 4 million records to WorldCat, an online resource for finding library materials. With this initiative, the Library seeks to make its research resources more visible and accessible to scholars, students and… Read More
ABM joining efforts to support US’ First Amendment right to gather and sell data - December 17, 2010
American Business Media (ABM), a grouping of business information companies, has reportedly joined with other publishing and data-collection associations and companies in supporting the US' First Amendment right to gather, market and sell data. This follows a reported split of opinion that has developed between two… Read More
US associations oppose provision expanding NIH public access policy to other agencies - December 17, 2010
Representatives of the American Physiological Society and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) have written a letter opposing legislation to expand a policy of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The legislation seeks to expand the NIH policy requiring that private-sector scientific… Read More
US Commerce Dept. releases policy framework for protecting consumer privacy online - December 17, 2010
The US' Department of Commerce has issued a report detailing initial policy recommendations aimed at promoting consumer privacy online while ensuring the Internet remains a platform that spurs innovation, job creation and economic growth. The report outlines a framework to increase protection of consumers' commercial data… Read More
