Canadian government unveils transparency initiative with limited scope - March 22, 2011
Long accused of systemic secrecy and reluctance to disclose information on issues ranging from food safety to drug approval, the Canadian government has unveiled certain transparency initiatives, according to the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). The initiatives include datasets like ones on the number of dairy… Read More
Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2011 previews exhibitor announcements - March 22, 2011
O'Reilly Media, Inc. and UBM TechWeb, co-producers of the annual Web 2.0 and Gov 2.0 events, recently previewed exhibitor announcements that will be made at the Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco, scheduled for March 28-31, 2011, at Moscone West. Web 2.0 Expos… Read More
Righthaven loses copyright lawsuit filed against non-profit organisation - March 22, 2011
Copyright enforcement firm Righthaven, US, reportedly lost a lawsuit last week in a ruling that a nonprofit's reposting of an entire newspaper article was a lawful fair use. The ruling, if upheld on appeal, could possibly change the way that copyrighted newspaper… Read More
Thomson Reuters announces add-on module to its Newport Premium Solution - March 22, 2011
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the launch of the Newport Biologics Module, claimed to be the most essential source of competitive intelligence for the rapidly growing market in biologic and biosimilar drugs. The development of biological drugs has seen a dramatic increase… Read More
SavoirSoft’s grant and licensing programme to study new ways to connect with digital collections - March 22, 2011
SavoirSoft, a micro-publishing marketplace that enables its members to securely distribute and profit from their digital works, has announced it will provide grants and no-fee licenses to its micro-licensing publication platform for public and private, not-for-profit academic libraries, university presses, and on-line teaching initiatives. Institutions… Read More
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals launches OA design journal on QScience.com - March 22, 2011
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals (BQFJ) has announced the launch of Tassmeem on QScience.com, the digital publishing portal for research journals. Tassmeem is a new, peer-reviewed, open-access, international design journal that provides a multi-modal forum for the exchange of ideas and findings on all aspects of creative… Read More
