US anti-open access bill stymied as Elsevier backs out - March 5, 2012
The proposed Research Works Act in the US has been dropped in a move that is seen to signal a pivotal shift in scientific publishing. The legislation, had it been passed, would have stopped funding agencies stipulating that research funded with taxpayer dollars be made publicly available. The implosion… Read More
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation releases App for the iPad - March 5, 2012
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, has announced that the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AJPM&R) has released the new AJPM&R for the iPad app. The journal is the official journal of the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP). The… Read More
OAPEN announces new service for Open Access monographs – Directory of Open Access Books - March 5, 2012
Open Access Publishing in European Networks (OAPEN) has announced new service for Open Access monographs called the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB). DOAB will provide a searchable index to peer-reviewed monographs and edited volumes published under an Open Access business model, with links to the… Read More
OCLC and Bibliotheek.nl sign agreement to include complete collections of Dutch public libraries in shared cataloguing system - March 5, 2012
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, and Bibliotheek.nl, the organisation of Dutch public libraries, have signed an agreement to include the complete collections of public libraries in the GGC, the Dutch shared cataloguing system. The agreement to include collections of Dutch public libraries, signed during the OCLC… Read More
Seven titles from Brill Academic Publishers join Taylor & Francis’ journals portfolio - March 5, 2012
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group, UK, has announced that it will be adding 7 journals to its Science, Technology and Engineering portfolio. These titles are transferring from Brill Academic Publishers over the coming weeks. Following the transfer, the journals will be published under the Taylor… Read More
‘Nature’ asks Canadian government to stop muzzling scientists - March 5, 2012
Scientific journal Nature has reportedly accused the Canadian government of limiting its scientists from speaking publicly about their research. In an editorial, published in the latest issue of the journal, Nature called on the Canadian government to set its scientists free. … Read More
