Elsevier offers e-books to UN programme providing research access to developing nations - January 11, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that 780 of its science and technology e-books will be added to Research4Life. Research4Life is the collective name given to HINARI, AGORA and OARE, the three public-private partnerships that offer health, agriculture and environmental research for… Read More
Springer to make journal articles available via DeepDyve’s online rental service for scholarly publications - January 11, 2011
DeepDyve, a research engine for the Deep Web, has announced that STM publisher Springer has agreed to make journal articles from more than 100 journals in key subject areas such as biomedical, public health, and business and economics available through DeepDyve's online… Read More
Publishers welcome America COMPETES Act Public Access Provision - January 11, 2011
The Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers (AAP/PSP) and the DC Principles Coalition for Free Access to Science (Coalition) have expressed their appreciation and support for Congress in developing the Interagency Public Access Provision of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of… Read More
Report urges EU member states to expand scope of Europeana digital library project - January 11, 2011
The European Commission (EC) has released a report on its Europeana digital library project, urging EU member states to step up their efforts to put online the collections held in all their libraries, archives and museums. It stresses the benefits of making Europe's culture and knowledge… Read More
Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2011 to focus on ‘Unlocking the Digital Economy’ - January 11, 2011
O'Reilly Media, Inc. and UBM TechWeb, co-producers of Web 2.0 Expo and Web 2.0 Summit, have announced the return of Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco, an annual event for those building the next generation Web. This year, Web 2.0 Expo will focus… Read More
ASA 2011 annual conference scheduled for February 21 - January 11, 2011
The Association of Subscription Agents & Intermediaries (ASA) has announced that the 2011 ASA Conference will be held in London from February 21-22, 2011. Entitled 'Recession is the Mother of Invention', the conference will feature twenty high calibre speakers and the hottest topics from the publishing,… Read More
