Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam joins Brill Open Access Membership Program - April 30, 2015
Academic publisher Brill has announced that Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has decided to join Brill's Open Access Membership Program. This program allows VU authors to submit their paper for Open Access publication in the Brill journal program with two options to choose from. They can choose to… Read More
Elsevier collaborates with Friedrich-Althoff Consortium to create digital scientific literature infrastructure, ‘Archive of Berlin’ - April 29, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced its collaboration with Berlin's Charité, the Humboldt University (Humboldt-Universität), the Free University of Berlin (Freie Universität) and the Technical University of Berlin (Technische Universität), all part of the Friedrich-Althoff Consortium, to create a comprehensive digital scientific literature infrastructure, 'Archive of Berlin',… Read More
The Optical Society redesigns content platform with enhanced ease of use, search and discoverability of content - April 29, 2015
The Optical Society has transformed its publishing enterprise with the launch of its redesigned content platform, OSA Publishing. The new platform, which replaces OSA’s Optics InfoBase, incorporates the latest publishing technologies and web best practices to ensure that the optics and photonics community can easily and… Read More
EBSCO Information Services’ Alumni editions help libraries meet information needs of post-college professionals - April 29, 2015
Colleges and universities looking to provide research support to their alumni can now offer graduates access to new resources from EBSCO Information Services. Three new alumni edition databases will help libraries continue to play a role in the success of their students, even after they graduate.… Read More
NLM announces funding opportunity for small projects - April 29, 2015
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced a funding opportunity for small projects to improve access to disaster medicine and public health information for health care professionals, first responders and others that play a role in health-related disaster preparedness, response and recovery. Beginning in 2011,… Read More
ARL joins new Re:Create coalition to promote balanced copyright - April 29, 2015
ARL joined US technology companies, trade associations, and civil society organisations in the launch of Re:Create, a coalition that promotes balanced copyright policy. A balanced copyright system depends on limitations and exceptions, such as fair use. As technology advances, it is imperative that the copyright law… Read More
