Springer to sponsor guest professorship at Munich’s Ludwig Maximilians University - March 18, 2008
Scientific publisher Springer, Germany, has announced that it will be sponsoring a guest professorship at Munich's Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU) in 2008. The internationally leading expert Michael Cusumano from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will take up his post at the Institute for Information Systems… Read More
David Gilbertson resigns as Informa’ Chief Executive - March 18, 2008
Specialist information provider Informa plc, UK, parent of Taylor & Francis, has announced that David Gilbertson has resigned as Chief Executive and from the Company's Board. He is leaving the company to take up the role of Chief Executive at EMAP. Peter Rigby, previously Chairman, has… Read More
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US publishers seek legislative action to address orphan works issue - March 17, 2008
The publishing industry has urged the US Congress to take legislative action to address the problem of 'orphan works'. These are works under copyright whose owners cannot be identified or located by third parties seeking permission to use the works. Allan Adler, AAP Vice President for Legal & Government Affairs,… Read More
OCLC to be main sponsor of JISC Conference next month - March 17, 2008
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced that international library organisation OCLC will be the main sponsor of the JISC Conference 2008, scheduled for next month. This will be the first time for OCL to sponsor the event. Established more than 40 years ago,… Read More
Oxford Journals becomes content partner of Serials Solutions’ KnowledgeWorks Certified programme - March 17, 2008
Oxford Journals, a division of Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, has announced that it has become a content partner of Serials Solutions' KnowledgeWorks Certified programme. With this initiative, Oxford Journals seeks to ensure that bibliographic data relating to its journals is as accurate and up-to-date as… Read More
