AAP files copyright infringement lawsuit against Internet Archive for systematic mass scanning and distribution of literary works - June 2, 2020
Member companies of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Internet Archive (“IA”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The suit asks the Court to enjoin IA’s mass scanning, public display, and distribution… Read More
SPIE Digital Library to reduce institutional subscription prices by 10% for 2021 - June 2, 2020
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced a 10% price reduction for 2021 SPIE Digital Library and SPIE Journal institutional subscriptions. This discount comes in recognition of the challenges facing the library and research communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The SPIE Digital… Read More
NLM set to launch NIH preprint pilot in PubMed Central - June 2, 2020
NLM is set to launch a pilot project to test the viability of making preprints resulting from NIH-funded research available via PubMed Central (PMC). The primary goal of the NIH Preprint Pilot will be to explore approaches to increasing the discoverability of early NIH research results.… Read More
SciScore launches pilot with the American Association for Cancer Research to improve rigor and reproducibility in published literature - June 2, 2020
SciScore, an advanced, text-mining-based tool, has announced that the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the largest professional organisation dedicated to advancing cancer research, will integrate SciScore into the AACR journals’ submission platform, eJournalPress, as part of a pilot program. SciScore… Read More
Accucoms expands publisher representation in China - June 2, 2020
Accucoms, the specialist in global sales and marketing for publishers and societies, recently added the American Physiological Society (APS), The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Duke University Press, and the University of Chicago Press to its portfolio of distinguished publishers for sales, marketing, and… Read More
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine name new Chief Development Officer - June 2, 2020
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has announced that Alison Purvis has been promoted to chief development officer. She will work closely with the president of each academy and the National Academies’ chief program officer in managing and providing overall strategic leadership of the… Read More
