Library Copyright Alliance submits comments on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership - May 20, 2013
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) recently submitted comments on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a trade agreement currently being negotiated between the US and the European Union (EU). While negotiations are still in their preliminary stages, LCA urges the inclusion of provisions to harmonize… Read More
AAP commends California Governor’s funding proposal for Common Core implementation - May 20, 2013
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has commended California Governor Jerry Brown's proposal for $1 billion in state funding to implement Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The move is seen to be a critical step forward in strengthening California's support of its students. The proposal,… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 20, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Rick Anderson (Signal Distortion — Why the Scholarly Communication Economy Is So Weird); Francois Joseph de Kermadec (Bringing Democracy back to digital); Heather Morrison (Two tough questions for Access Copyright); Peter Coles (The apparatus of research assessment is driven by… Read More
More than 5,000 summary-level data records from Data-Planet now accessible via EBSCO Discovery Service - May 17, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO, US, and Data-Planet have reached an agreement that for the first time provides statistical DataSheets within a discovery service. A growing collection of more than 5,000 summary-level data records from Data-Planet will be available within EBSCO Discovery Service allowing mutual customers to… Read More
Bowker uPublishU sessions to assist aspiring authors connect with audiences - May 17, 2013
ProQuest affiliate Bowker will be an industry sponsor at uPublishU at BookExpo America (BEA), the acclaimed conference for self-publishers. The company will host three sessions entitled 'Get To Know Your Key Audience & Where To Reach Them,' 'Making Your Metadata Rock,' and 'Understanding How to Distribute… Read More
UpToDate names 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate for Global Health initiative - May 17, 2013
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that its clinical decision support resource, UpToDate has been named by IDG's Computerworld Honors Program as a 2013 Laureate for its Global Health Initiative. A partnership between Wolters Kluwer Health and the Global Health Delivery (GHD)… Read More
