European Commission opens formal antitrust investigation into Amazon’s e-book distribution arrangements - June 16, 2015
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into certain business practices by Amazon in the distribution of electronic books ("e-books"). The Commission will in particular investigate certain clauses included in Amazon's contracts with publishers. These clauses require publishers to inform Amazon about more favourable… Read More
Elsevier provides free online access to medical information to help contain MERS outbreak in South Korea - June 16, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier will provide free access to its primary online clinical information and reference tool, ClinicalKey, for 30 days to all users within South Korea. This initiative was launched to support healthcare professionals and quarantine aid-workers in South Korea, which has been plagued with the… Read More
SAGE set to launch the Journal of Connectivity - June 16, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE is set to launch the Journal of Connectivity in partnership with the Institute of Measurement and Control. An interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access (OA) publication, the Journal of Connectivity is designed to facilitate the exploration of the Internet of Things. The Internet of… Read More
American College of Physicians and EBSCO Health partnership to give 141,000 ACP members access to DynaMed PlusTM - June 16, 2015
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has announced a partnership with EBSCO Health. This initiative will give 141,000 ACP members complimentary access to DynaMed Plus™, a new cross-platform evidence-based clinical decision support tool. ACP is contributing expertise, content, and multimedia to DynaMed… Read More
ARL publishes issue brief on fair use in text and data mining - June 16, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released an 'Issue Brief: Text and Data Mining and Fair Use in the United States,' which describes the role and usefulness of text and data mining, provides a short background of fair use, and presents an analysis of fair… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert announces fall 2015 launch of new OA journal on Case Reports in Pancreatic Cancer - June 16, 2015
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, has announced the launch of a new peer-reviewed, open access journal, Case Reports in Pancreatic Cancer. The journal will deliver authoritative case reports on all aspects of pancreatic cancer diagnosis, management, treatment, and outcomes. Pancreatic cancer rates have risen… Read More
