Text and data mining in the EU: Legal certainty already exists - May 21, 2015
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) has noted the desire expressed in the 'Communication on Single Digital Market Strategy for Europe' issued on 6 May 2015 for legal certainty around the use of copyright-protected materials, including across borders, for text mining. STM… Read More
Thomson Reuters releases greenhouse gas emissions data on Global Energy Providers - May 21, 2015
Thomson Reuters has released a new research Global 500 Greenhouse Gas Report: The Fossil Fuel Energy Sector, revealing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data from 32 global energy companies, a key subset of the world's largest publically traded businesses. The report, written in collaboration with global sustainability… Read More
Organisations around the world denounce Elsevier’s new policy that impedes open access and sharing - May 21, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced a new sharing and hosting policy for Elsevier journal articles on April 30, 2015. The policy represents a significant obstacle to the dissemination and use of research knowledge, and creates unnecessary barriers for Elsevier published authors in complying with funders' open… Read More
Nature Publishing Group and Monash University publish new open access journal npj Regenerative Medicine - May 21, 2015
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group has partnered with Monash University to publish npj Regenerative Medicine, a new open access research journal that will explore the potential of organisms to restore and regenerate damaged cells, tissues and organs. The study of regenerative medicine has the potential… Read More
Cambridge unveils open access journal – Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics - May 21, 2015
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has announced a major new open access journal, Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics (GHEG), dedicated to publishing and disseminating research that addresses and increases understanding of global and population health issues through the application of population science, genomics and applied technologies.… Read More
Archimed announces partnership with EBSCO - May 21, 2015
Archimed, a software and library solution vendor, has established a partnership with EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) to enrich the content searchable with Syracuse, its newly-released unified information system portal for libraries. To best serve the diverse needs of their users, university libraries must make their… Read More
