Mary Ann Liebert expands Human Gene Therapy journal with new methods - September 14, 2011
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., US, has announced the launch of a journal expansion, Human Gene Therapy Methods, to complement the flagship publication Human Gene Therapy. HGT Methods, which is officially Part B of Human Gene Therapy, is dedicated to publishing technological advances in cell and… Read More
CCC and cSubs partner to integrate RightsLink Basic into cSubs subscription management workflow - September 14, 2011
Non-profit copyright licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) has partnered with cSubs, a provider of subscription, book, newspaper and e-content management services, to integrate RightsLink Basic directly into the cSubs subscription management workflow. RightsLink Basic is CCC's point-of-content licensing solution. CCC works with… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - September 14, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available in a mobile browser version and a Java application version. Smartphones and Tablets – We publish a mobile browser version for smartphones and tablet PCs. This is accessible at www.myscoope.com, a site designed specifically for all types of… Read More
HathiTrust, US universities sued over digitisation of orphan works - September 14, 2011
The Authors Guild, the Australian Society of Authors, the Union Des Ecrivaines et des Ecrivains Quebecois (UNEQ) and eight individual authors recently filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in federal court against HathiTrust and five universities. These include the University of Michigan, the University of California, the… Read More
Ovid launches latest local language search portal, OvidEspañol - September 14, 2011
Ovid, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced the release of OvidEspañol, a Spanish-language search portal that allows healthcare practitioners, clinicians, students, and researchers to search, browse, and manage search results of core Spanish-language medical content. Based on the same platform functionality as Ovid's… Read More
ARL releases resource packet comprising information on legal and policy issues concerning orphan works - September 14, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries has released a 'Resource Packet on Orphan Works: Legal and Policy Issues for Research Libraries.' Prepared by Prudence Adler, Jonathan Band, and Brandon Butler, the resource packet provides general information on legal and policy issues concerning orphan works and the… Read More