University of Ottawa Press launches open access collection - July 28, 2010
The University of Ottawa Press has announced the launch of a new open access collection that supports free and unrestricted access to scholarly research. As of July 30, 2010, a total of 36 UOP books will be available free to the online community. The initiative is… Read More
Thieme to distribute Manson Publishing titles in the Americas and India - July 28, 2010
Thieme Publishers, part of STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, and Manson Publishing, a UK-based specialty publisher, have announced that Thieme will distribute Manson titles in the Americas and India. Manson is known for clinical titles with concise text and top-quality illustrations. Its books for medical… Read More
ebrary adds more than 800 e-books to Public Library Complete - July 28, 2010
Digital content products and technologies provider ebrary, US, has announced that it has enhanced its Public Library Complete Pilot Program with more than 800 e-books from AMACOM, Ballantine Books, Bantam Books, Chelsea House, Global Media, and other leading publishers. Public Library Complete now includes a growing… Read More
Millersville University selects EBSCO Discovery Service as its discovery solution - July 28, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that Millersville University has chosen EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) as its discovery solution. While working with EBSCO as an EDS beta partner, the university found that EDS fit very well into the library's overall goal of… Read More
Universidad de Concepcion gains site-wide access to AMA Journals - July 28, 2010
Accucoms, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services to scholarly and society publishers, has announced that it has negotiated an agreement between the Universidad de Concepcion and the American Medical Association (AMA). The agreement provides site-wide access for the university to… Read More
LCA and a coalition of public interest and technology groups join EFF to file amicus brief in UMG v. Veoh - July 28, 2010
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) has joined a coalition of public interest and technology groups in an amicus curie or 'friend of the court' brief written by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) asking the Ninth Circuit to reject the arguments made by Universal Music Group (UMG)… Read More
