ARL releases updated analysis of legal arguments available to support website archiving by research libraries - February 27, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released ‘A New Day for Website Archiving 2.0,’ an updated analysis by copyright expert Jonathan Band of the legal arguments available to support website archiving by research libraries. Most websites reportedly contain copyrighted works and may themselves be… Read More
The Charlesworth Group in deal to market and sell American Diabetes Association journals in China - February 27, 2012
The Charlesworth Group has signed an exclusive three year China agency deal to market and sell the American Diabetes Association (ADA)'s top English language journals. With this move, the company seeks to substantially develop sales and ADA's brand in the market, and help bring crucial information… Read More
OCLC in deal with publishers to add more content and collections to WorldCat Local - February 27, 2012
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has signed new agreements with leading publishers worldwide and has added important new content and collections to WorldCat Local, the OCLC discovery and delivery service that offers users integrated access to more than 922 million items. WorldCat Local offers access… Read More
JISC webinar to offer demonstration on benefits of Journal Usage Statistics Portal - February 27, 2012
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) is organising a webinar on February 29 at 13.30 that will offer a practical demonstration of the Journal Usage Statistics Portal (JUSP). Jo Lambert, senior development officer at Mimas and Angela Conyers of Evidence Base, will highlight the time… Read More
UBM Medica Australia selects Elvis DAM as their central digital asset management solution - February 27, 2012
UBM Medica Australia, the medical division of United Business Media (UBM), has announced that it has implemented Elvis DAM as their central digital asset management solution. Employees of the flagship title Medical Observer will use Elvis DAM to manage selection, editing processes and further distribution… Read More
Oakstone Publishing names H. Montgomery Rains as new VP, Corporate Development - February 27, 2012
Oakstone Publishing, US, a provider of interactive educational tools for physicians and dentists as well as corporate wellness resources, has appointed H. Montgomery (Monty) Rains as its new Vice President of Corporate Development. In his new position, Rains will be responsible for managing strategic alliances,… Read More
