Regulator FCC has limited authority on web traffic, rules US court - April 8, 2010
A US federal appeals court recently ruled that, under current law, regulators have only limited power over web traffic. The decision is expected to allow Internet service companies to block or slow specific sites. Also, they can charge video sites like YouTube to deliver their content faster. The decision is… Read More
Universities and research institutions in Germany gain access to Journal of Clinical Oncology Legacy Archive - April 8, 2010
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the Bavarian State Library (Munich), on behalf of the German Research Foundation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), have completed a nationwide licensing agreement for legacy content from the Society's peer-reviewed Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO). Under the agreement, JCO's Legacy… Read More
IOP Publishing and ProQuest to make physics-related graduate works easy to search and browse - April 8, 2010
Non-profit scientific publisher Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, UK, has announced that it is working with ProQuest to allow IOPscience extra customers to browse and search for relevant dissertations and theses held in the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) database. ProQuest is a leading repository of… Read More
IBM Journal of Research and Development added to IEEE Xplore Digital Library - April 8, 2010
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), US, has announced that the IBM Journal of Research and Development is now available online as part of the IEEE Xplore digital library. IEEE and IBM have entered into an agreement to offer expanded access to all papers… Read More
Taylor & Francis and Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica “Leo Pardi” dell’Università di Firenze announce new publishing deal - April 8, 2010
Publisher Taylor & Francis (T&F), UK, and Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica”Leo Pardi” dell’Università di Firenze have announced a new publishing partnership. Under the deal, T&F will publish and distribute the journal Ethology Ecology & Evolution, as well as administer subscriptions. Ethology Ecology & Evolution has an Impact Factor… Read More
Brill acquires Global Oriental Ltd - April 8, 2010
Academic publisher Brill, Netherlands, has announced the completion of the purchase of all publishing assets of UK-based Global Oriental Ltd. Global Oriental publishes books and a journal in the fields of Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Central Asian studies. Managing Director Paul Norbury will continue to develop… Read More
