Google appeals against class action status for Authors Guild lawsuit - June 18, 2012
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has confirmed that its attorneys have filed a petition to appeal Judge Denny Chin’s recent order granting the Authors Guild’s motion for class certification in its ongoing litigation. While details of the appeal filing were not immediately available, the… Read More
SAGE expands OA publishing portfolio - June 18, 2012
Academic and professional publisher SAGE has announced the launch of a further three broad-spectrum open access journals - SAGE Open Medicine, SAGE Open Medical Case Reports and SAGE Open Engineering. The journals will be open for submissions later in the summer of 2012. The new… Read More
UK govt. looking to open up access to publicly funded research - June 18, 2012
Scientific papers will soon be available freely online to the public in a UK government-backed project to open up knowledge at the expense of Britain's academic publishers, according to a report published in The Independent. The Coalition plans to stop publicly funded research going behind the… Read More
New mobile app for ALA Annual Conference Scheduler released - June 18, 2012
Attendees to the 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim can now keep track of everything while on the go with a new mobile app for the Conference Scheduler. The new app puts all the information people need right at their fingertips, including… Read More
Credo Reference partners with public libraries to launch Literati Public - June 18, 2012
Reference databases provider Credo Reference, US, has announced plans to serve Public Libraries with Literati Public, a new expression of its suite of Digital and Information Literacy solutions. Literati Public, developed in close partnership with public librarians, is a customisable solution that promotes the mission… Read More
UBM Canon set to launch dedicated media product and expand long-standing trade show - June 18, 2012
UBM Canon, part of UBM plc, has announced enhancements to its portfolio of products that facilitate business transactions within the automation component of advanced manufacturing. On the media side, the company is launching Automation Technology Digest, a bi-weekly digital newsletter for the industry's most actively engaged… Read More
