ARL releases Infographic illustrating how fair use promotes creation of new knowledge - February 26, 2018
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is releasing an infographic that illustrates how fair use advances innovation, creativity, and scholarship, ultimately allowing new knowledge to be created and shared, in conjunction with the Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2018. Fair use is an essential right under… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - February 26, 2018
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Fixing Instead of Breaking, Part Three - Blockchain, RA21, Privacy, and Trust); Emma Waecker (From Content Creation to Content Delivery: How EBSCO eBooksTM Builds an Accessible User Experience); Kip Jones and Lee-Ann Fenge (The "long tail" of research… Read More
Elsevier and Polish Universities Consortia Leader ICM in deal to provide nation-wide university access to SciVal - February 23, 2018
Elsevier, the global information analytics business specialising in science and health, announced its agreement with the Polish Universities Consortia Leader, Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling (ICM), to provide nation-wide university access to SciVal, Elsevier's analytics solution to track and measure research performance. Access to… Read More
SAGE Publishing to publish official publication of the Society for Vascular Ultrasound - February 23, 2018
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced a new partnership with the Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU) to publish its official publication, the Journal for Vascular Ultrasound (JVU). A quarterly journal, JVU publishes original scientific and educational articles, case studies, book reviews, technical reviews, reviews of ultrasound… Read More
Karger Publishers participates in Google’s CASA Initiative to enhance access for students - February 23, 2018
Medical and scientific publisher Karger Publishers has announced that it will take part in Google's Campus Activated Subscriber Access Initiative (CASA), enabling off-campus access to subscribed Karger content for university members. Karger Publishers participates in Google's CASA Initiative, making subscribed Karger content available to university… Read More
CARL and BCI sign agreement advancing research data management and digital preservation in Canada - February 23, 2018
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and the Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire (BCI) have signed an agreement that will see both organisations work together to advance regional and national issues relating to the data management and digital preservation needs of the Canadian research community. … Read More
