British Library launches 2020 Vision - September 20, 2010
The British Library, the national library of the United Kingdom, has announced the launch of its 2020 Vision, which sets out the library's priorities and aspirations for the next decade. The vision highlights what are likely to be the key trends and opportunities over the next… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell joins F1000 Affiliate Program - September 20, 2010
Article evaluation services provider Faculty of 1000 (F1000), UK, has announced that STM publisher Wiley-Blackwell has joined the F1000 Affiliate Program. Designed to give the scientific community easier access to F1000 evaluations, the F1000 Affiliate Program offers scientific societies and publishers free access to selected evaluations… Read More
Increasing commercialisation of science is cause for concern, say researchers - September 20, 2010
The rise in commercialisation of science is impeding access to key scientific knowledge and slowing down the progress of science, researchers on bmj.com have claimed. Varuni de Silva and Raveen Hanwella from the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka contend that copyrighting or patenting medical scales,… Read More
US tech firms in talks with Justice Dept. for settlement on anti-poaching deals - September 20, 2010
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is reportedly in advanced talks with several technology companies in the US in a bid to reach a settlement over an inquiry of anti-poaching agreements made with each other. The firms include Google, Apple, Adobe Systems.Intel, Intuit and Walt Disney… Read More
Royal Society to host discussion meeting on Web Science - September 20, 2010
The Royal Society, UK, has announced that as part of the Society's 350th anniversary celebrations, a two-day discussion meeting on Web Science will take place in London on September 27 and 28. The Royal Society discussion meetings will address the major scientific questions of the 21st… Read More
SPARC announces international presenters for November meeting - September 20, 2010
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced that leaders, innovators, and practitioners from North America, Europe, and Asia will test new frontiers in online open archives at the 2010 SPARC Digital Repositories Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. The international gathering, organised by SPARC in… Read More
