ARL endorses VRA Statement on the Fair Use of Images for Teaching, Research, and Study - May 14, 2012
The Board of Directors of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) recently voted to endorse the Visual Resources Association’s (VRA) Statement on the Fair Use of Images for Teaching, Research, and Study. The VRA Statement is a clear and concise statement of best practices around a… Read More
Thieme publishes ‘Pocket Atlas of Spine Surgery’ - May 14, 2012
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced the publication of the ‘Pocket Atlas of Spine Surgery.’ According to the National Center for Health Statistics, nearly one million spinal surgeries are performed each year in the US alone. New surgeons in the neurosurgery and orthopaedic… Read More
IFLA releases downloadable version of background paper on e-lending - May 14, 2012
At a recent meeting, the governing board of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) endorsed a background paper on digital lending. The paper is now available in a downloadable version. The IFLA governing board had appointed a working group to draft the background… Read More
‘Map of Life’ project aims to show distribution of all plants, animals on planet - May 14, 2012
A research team involving Yale University and the University of Colorado Boulder has developed a first public demonstration version of its ‘Map of Life’, a web-based endeavour designed to show the distribution of all living plants and animals on the planet. The demonstration version allows… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 14, 2012
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Joseph Esposito (Sizing the Market for Patron-driven Acquisitions (PDA)); John Bynner (Open access publishing should not favour those with deep pockets); Technology Review (How Users Are App-ifying The Web, With or Without Publishers); Phil Davis (Publish-or-Perish Culture Promotes Scientific Narcissism);… Read More
British Library Board appoints Roly Keating as new Chief Executive - May 11, 2012
The Board of the British Library, the national library of the UK, has appointed Roly Keating as the Library’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Keating, currently Director of Archive Content at the BBC, and a former Controller of BBC Two and BBC Four, will take up… Read More
