AAP statement on BISG withdrawal from Bookstats joint venture - June 24, 2014
On June 19, the Book Industry Study Group Board voted not to renew its joint agreement with the Association of American Publishers to continue as co-producers of the annual BookStats survey capturing the estimated size and scope of the publishing industry. … Read More
Knowledge Unlatched (UK) selected as 2014 winner of IFLA/Brill Open Access Award - June 23, 2014
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and scholarly publisher Brill have announced that Knowledge Unlatched, from the UK, has been selected as this year's winner of the IFLA/Brill Open Access Award. The IFLA/Brill Open Access Award was created… Read More
Apple agrees to settle ebook antitrust case with US states, others - June 19, 2014
Computer and software firm Apple Inc., US, has reportedly reached an out-of-court settlement to lay an antitrust lawsuit regarding ebook price fixing to rest. The class-action lawsuit, brought forward by 33 U.S. states, alleged that Apple was a dominant figure in an ebook price-fixing conspiracy designed… Read More
Controversial Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology bill moves forward - June 17, 2014
On May 28, 2014, the US House of Representatives Science, Space, and Technology Committee passed the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST) Act of 2014, H.R. 4186. The bill seeks to reauthorise sections of the America COMPETES Act relating to the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of… Read More
Applications for Paul Evan Peters fellowship called for - June 16, 2014
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and EDUCAUSE have called for applications for the Paul Evan Peters Fellowship. Sponsored by CNI, ARL and EDUCAUSE, this fellowship was established to honour and perpetuate the memory of CNI's founding executive director. … Read More
Royal Society of Chemistry renews cooperation agreement with SAFEA – a division of the Chinese Government - June 13, 2014
The Royal Society of Chemistry celebrated the renewal of a cooperation agreement with the State Administration for Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) - a division of the Chinese Government - with an event at Burlington House in London. As part of a wider Chinese governmental initiative… Read More
