Five ARL member libraries create videos celebrating the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing - February 24, 2016
In honour of Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2016, five ARL member libraries have created videos celebrating the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing—essential limitations and exceptions to copyright that allow the use of copyrighted materials without permission from the copyright holder under certain circumstances.… Read More
Wolters Kluwer to publish the National League for Nursing’s research journal, Nursing Education Perspectives - February 23, 2016
Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced that it will publish the National League for Nursing's (NLN) respected, peer-reviewed research journal Nursing Education Perspectives. The journal's January/February 2016 issue, the first to be published by… Read More
Ex Libris and the Copyright Licensing Agency collaborate to develop CLA’s Digital Content Store - February 23, 2016
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, and the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA), the company that simplifies copyright for content users in the UK, have announced a collaboration in the development of CLA's Digital Content Store (DCS). The DCS is an innovative rights, technology and content platform for… Read More
Association of American Publishers announces new Center for Innovation & Digital Learning - February 23, 2016
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has announced the creation of a Center for Innovation & Digital Learning, an initiative designed to promote new ideas in the digital learning space and to support the development of next-generation educational technologies. The center has several events scheduled, including… Read More
Integration of Kudos with Europe PMC to enhance discovery of research publications - February 23, 2016
Kudos, a service for maximizing the reach and impact of research publications, has announced that it has completed an integration with Europe PMC. Kudos provides tools to researchers to explain their work through writing plain language descriptions for their research publications. They can then legitimately share… Read More
Florida State University Faculty Senate passes university wide open access policy - February 23, 2016
The Florida State University Faculty Senate, in consultation with its Library Committee and staff of the FSU Libraries, voted unanimously this week to adopt a university-wide Open Access (OA) policy. FSU joins a growing list of major universities with similar policies designed to create a safe… Read More
