U.S. Court backs Google Book-Scanning Project, says it’s legal under fair use - October 20, 2015
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled October 16 that Google's massive project to make digital copies of tens of millions of books does not violate copyright laws. The Authors Guild had accused Google of copyright infringement by scanning… Read More
IOP Publishing and Research Information Network release new report on information practices in the physical sciences - October 20, 2015
IOP Publishing and Research Information Network (RIN) recently released a new report on information practices in the physical sciences. While cross-border and cross-disciplinary collaborations are breaking down subject siloes across the physical sciences, a culture of traditional and DIY information practices… Read More
SPARC launches Open Access Spectrum Evaluation Tool to independently analyse publications’ policies - October 20, 2015
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced the launch of the Open Access Spectrum (OAS) Evaluation Tool, which provides a concrete, quantifiable mechanism to independently analyse publications' policies. The OAS Evaluation Tool generates an 'Openness' score that is straightforward, easy to understand,… Read More
Elsevier and The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses announce publishing partnership - October 20, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier and The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) have announced that Elsevier will publish AWHONN's official publications, Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN) and Nursing for Women's Health (NWH), beginning with the 2016 volumes. Journal of Obstetric,… Read More
Five new publishers to preserve e-journals with Portico - October 19, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that 5 new publishers will preserve their e-journals with the Portico E-Journal Preservation Service. These include: Edorium Journals, Institute of Education (IOE) Press, the Science and Information (SAI) Organization, Science Publishing Corporation, and University of Florida. These publishers ensure that… Read More
Emerald Group Publishing launches new contribution to the Open Access debate - October 19, 2015
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing is marking International Open Access Week (October 19-25) with the launch of a Special Issue on Open Access (OA) from Online Information Review, with contributions from some of the world's leading experts on the debate. The aim of this Special… Read More
