Academic publishers file proposed order for injunctive relief following Georgia State University ruling - June 4, 2012
Academic publishers Cambridge University Press (CUP), Oxford University Press (OUP) and SAGE Publications Inc. have filed a proposed order for injunctive relief with the Court in the Georgia State University e-reserves case. The move is in response to… Read More
OCLC’s EZproxy now available as a hosted service in Europe - June 4, 2012
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has announced that EZproxy, the authentication and remote access software for libraries, is now available as a hosted solution in Europe. Beginning in June 2012, University of the Arts London will be piloting an EZproxy authentication service hosted in OCLC’s new… Read More
Lawsuit against Google Book Search gets class action status in US - June 4, 2012
A federal judge in Manhattan recently granted class-action status to authors suing Internet search services provider Google, US, over the company’s book-scanning project. The judge, allowing the long-stalled case to move forward, ruled that three individual authors and the Author's Guild could represent the class of… Read More
New Publishers Association and ALPSP report on the potential effect of making journals free after a six month embargo - June 4, 2012
The Publishers Association and the Association of Learned, Professional and Society Publishers (ALPSP) have released a report titled ‘The potential effect of making journals free after a six month embargo.’ The report found that an across-the-board mandate might have a material effect… Read More
MP John Hayes launches JISC’s new accessibility tools - June 4, 2012
The UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced the launch of two new TechDis tools as part of the work to improve access to education for all abilities. The tools were launched by John Hayes MP, Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong… Read More
Diversification, key component of ebrary’s strategic approach to e-book acquisition - June 4, 2012
ebrary, a ProQuest business, has announced that 45 percent of its customers are diversifying acquisition models to provide their researchers with a breadth and depth of high-quality, relevant e-books. Many customers subscribe to Academic Complete as an affordable base collection with unlimited access and continued growth and expand the collection… Read More
