M. E. Sharpe announces free online access to international sociological journals - August 6, 2013
Academic publisher M.E. Sharpe has announced that in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, August 10-13, it is providing free complimentary online access to international sociological journals for the month of August. The journals are: International Journal of Sociology, Chinese Sociological Review,… Read More
HARRASSOWITZ announces 2013 Charleston Conference Scholarship winner - August 6, 2013
International booksellers and subscription agents HARRASSOWITZ has announced the 2013 Charleston Conference Scholarship award winner. Laura DeLancey, Electronic Resources Librarian at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green was awarded the $1,000 scholarship to attend the Conference, which takes place November 6 - 9 in Charleston, South… Read More
Department of Justice proposes remedy to address Apple’s price fixing - August 5, 2013
The Department of Justice and 33 State Attorneys General have submitted to the court a proposed remedy to address Apple Inc.'s illegal conduct, following the July 10, 2013, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decision finding that Apple conspired to fix the… Read More
Cambridge Journals Online launches new API for developers - August 5, 2013
A new Cambridge Journals Online (CJO) API means web developers can now use research data from across the full range of subjects on CJO for use in any appropriate software application. The Cambridge Journals Online API programme has been launched in beta phase, making basic… Read More
Jisc and BiblioLabs partnership brings new approach to sharing mobile content - August 5, 2013
Jisc Collections and BiblioLabs have announced a partnership as a result of which lecturers, learners and researchers across the UK will now gain access to over 14,000 additional full text e-books and thousands of pages of primary source material on their tablets and mobile devices. … Read More
Academic Senate of University of California passes Open Access policy - August 5, 2013
The Academic Senate of the University of California has passed an Open Access Policy, ensuring that future research articles authored by faculty at all 10 campuses of UC will be made available to the public at no charge. Articles will be available to the public… Read More
