New ARL report ‘Fair Use Challenges in Academic and Research Libraries’ now available - December 21, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced the release of Fair Use Challenges in Academic and Research Libraries, a report that summarises research into the current application of fair use and other copyright exemptions to meet the missions of the US academic and research libraries.… Read More
US’ Federal Communications Commission expected to approve Net neutrality rules - December 21, 2010
The US' Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reportedly set to approve Net neutrality rules after the agency's two Democratic commissioners announced that they would vote in support of the order. Commissioner Mignon Clyburn and Michael Copps will reportedly vote in favour… Read More
ebrary reports significant momentum in 2010 - December 21, 2010
Digital content products and technologies provider ebrary, US, has announced that it has made significant traction in 2010. Among other achievements, the company increased its overall revenue by more than 30 percent over the previous year and doubled its sales in the global corporate market. Additionally,… Read More
Software to assist in publishing technical papers now available to SAE’s international sections - December 21, 2010
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International, US, has announced that a web-based software designed to assist in the publishing of technical papers is now available to SAE's international sections. According to the Society, SAE's international sections are increasingly sponsoring conferences in which technical papers… Read More
Taylor & Francis and Semantico update World Who’s Who resource - December 21, 2010
Online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd., UK, and publisher Taylor & Francis have completed an update to World Who's Who. The expanded online resource includes current and hard-to-find biographical information on more than 60,000 of the most gifted and influential men and women in all fields.… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - December 21, 2010
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available via our new beta application, SCOOPE STM Mobile. Subscribers on the move can now gain easy access to Knowledgespeak through a reader-friendly mobile phone interface. This application is uniquely available in two versions:… Read More
