Chinese librarian-publisher forum examines digital publishing - September 9, 2011
The 2011 Dialogue between Librarians and International Publishers took place in Beijing on August 29, on the occasion of the Beijing International Book Fair. The forum, under the heading 'Digital Publishing and Long-Term Preservation', was organised by the China National Publications Import & Export Corporation and the Library Society of… Read More
Elsevier’s Scopus data enables visualisation of international collaborative research networks for Max Planck Science Gallery - September 8, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that its Scopus data enables visualisation of how densely Max Planck institutes are linked with their local and international partners. This visualisation is part of the new Max Planck Science Gallery in the Science Forum building at the Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin,… Read More
TechTarget launches two new websites to help technology buyers understand cloud computing solutions - September 8, 2011
Technology media company TechTarget, Inc., US, has launched two new websites designed to bring needed information to technology buyers who are researching cloud versions of storage solutions and how to manage compliance and security in the cloud. These new sites - SearchCloudSecurity.com and SearchCloudStorage.com - build… Read More
STM, British Library frame licence agreement for document delivery outside UK - September 8, 2011
The International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM) and the British Library have agreed a framework licence agreement to be entered into directly between individual publishers and the British Library. The agreement governs the supply of copies of articles from the British Library's Document… Read More
OCLC and HathiTrust in deal to integrate HathiTrust full-text index into OCLC services - September 8, 2011
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has signed an agreement with HathiTrust to integrate the HathiTrust full-text index into OCLC services, enabling member libraries and their users to more easily discover resources from this digital collection through WorldCat. Under this new agreement,… Read More
Second Circuit ruling limiting First Sale doctrine seen to affect libraries - September 8, 2011
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a lower court decision finding that the 'First Sale' doctrine in the US copyright law - the provision that enables libraries to lend and consumers to re-sell books they have lawfully purchased - does not apply to works manufactured outside the US.… Read More
