HathiTrust Research Center announces recipients of Advanced Collaborative Support projects - February 10, 2015
The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) has announced the recipients of its inaugural Advanced Collaborative Support (ACS) projects. For the inaugural round, HTRC received a total of nine proposals from scholars from a broad set of institutions and research fields. Each proposal was carefully reviewed for… Read More
STM opens community-wide consultation on article sharing - February 9, 2015
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) has opened a communitywide consultation into the sharing of research articles. Running from February 9 - April 10, 2015, the consultation aims to start discussion and to gain a better understanding of the current landscape of… Read More
Publishers highlight continued copyright concerns in Canada and China - February 9, 2015
Canada's undefined 'education as fair dealing exception' continues to significantly undermine the rights of authors and publishers of educational materials, according to the Association of American Publishers (AAP). This and other concerns were recently submitted by the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) on behalf of the… Read More
Elsevier wins 10 PROSE Awards, Virtual Microscope bags Best eProduct Application award - February 9, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier announced winning 10 PROSE Awards including the Best eProduct Application award for the Virtual Microscope, an integrated browser-based slide viewer that provides access to high resolution whole slide images. Seven books and two journals published by Elsevier received a total of 10 awards… Read More
AAAS and the Science family of journals join forces with CLOCKSS to safeguard access to content - February 9, 2015
The CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS) Archive has partnered with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to safeguard access to content in the Science family of journals, published by AAAS, in the event of an unforeseen 'trigger event' such as a… Read More
Hannah Telfer to present third keynote speech at Publishing for Digital Minds Conference - February 9, 2015
The London Book Fair, in association with The Publishers Association, has announced that Hannah Telfer, group director for consumer and digital development of Penguin Random House UK, will give the third keynote speech at the Publishing for Digital Minds Conference. Telfer will join Digital Author… Read More
