Massachusetts Library System selects Baker & Taylor as ebook platform partner - November 27, 2013
Baker & Taylor, a distributor of digital and physical books, has been selected by the Massachusetts Library System (MLS) to participate in an innovative six-month pilot project designed to expand access to ebooks for the state's multi‑type libraries. This pilot project was conceived by the Massachusetts… Read More
Versita implements Crosscheck Plagiarism Screening across its portfolio of third-party-owned journals - November 27, 2013
Open access publishing services provider Versita has announced that it is introducing Crosscheck Plagiarism Screening to the entire portfolio of its third-party-owned journals. Crosscheck is an initiative between iThenticate and CrossRef®, a not-for-profit membership association of publishers, established to help publishers prevent professional plagiarism and… Read More
Jisc launches new network to inspire a future of innovation in research and education - November 27, 2013
Jisc is set to increase the country's global competitiveness by launching one of the world's most advanced computer networks - Janet6. This advanced network has been designed to address future demands for high capacity connectivity, enabling vast amounts of data to be exchanged in seconds.… Read More
Holiday Notice - November 27, 2013
This is to inform our esteemed subscribers that there will be no newsletter dispatch on November 28, 2013 and November 29, 2013 on account of Thanksgiving Day. We will resume our newsletter service on Monday, December 2, 2013. The newsletter will contain all the headlines that have appeared after the… Read More
STM Association to host Innovations Seminar 2013 - November 26, 2013
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers' (STM) will host the Innovations Seminar 2013 at the Congress Centre, Great Russell Street, London, on December 4. This annual London-event brings together the industry's most established thinkers and bright up-and-coming future stars to give attendees an… Read More
Authors Guild case against Google and its Library Project dismissed - November 26, 2013
On November 14, Judge Denny Chin of the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the digitisation of millions of books from research library collections was a fair use and dismissed the Authors Guild case against Google and its Library Project, saying that the project "advances the progress… Read More
