NLM and Wellcome Library in deal to make 150 years of Biomedical journals freely available online - April 15, 2014
Representatives of the US National Library of Medicine (NLM), a component of the National Institutes of Health, and the Wellcome Trust recently signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to make thousands of complete back issues of historically-significant biomedical journals freely available online. The… Read More
Atypon Systems acquires Metapress from EBSCO Online, Inc. - April 15, 2014
Atypon Systems, Inc. and EBSCO Online, Inc. have announced that Atypon has acquired the Metapress business from EBSCO Online, Inc., which has made the decision to discontinue the Metapress platform. Atypon and EBSCO will work together to transition Metapress clients to Atypon's… Read More
Registrations now open for the 2014 Library Assessment Conference - April 15, 2014
Registration is now open for the 2014 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held August 4–6, in Seattle, Washington. The conference aims to build and develop a vibrant library community through invited speakers, contributed papers, posters, lightning talks, panels, workshops, and networking… Read More
Cengage Learning moves corporate headquarters to Boston - April 15, 2014
Educational content, software and services company Cengage Learning has named its Boston, MA office as the new corporate headquarters for its global business. In an unprecedented move, the company is establishing its central operations in the Channel Center, located in Boston's Innovation District. More than 500… Read More
Authors Guild appeals to US court to reinstate case against Google and its book digitisation project - April 14, 2014
The Authors Guild asked a federal appeals court on April 11th to reinstate its lawsuit contending that the Internet giant is violating copyright laws with its massive book digitisation project. According to the Guild, Google Inc. is stealing business from online book retailers. The Guild filed papers with the 2nd… Read More
ORCID user interface now available in Korean - April 14, 2014
ORCID, a non-profit organisation that provides an open registry of unique identifiers for researchers, has announced that in 2014 it will be expanding the number of languages supported. ORCID user interface will now be available in Korean also. The translation of the ORCID user interface was… Read More
