Dear Subscribers - January 30, 2009
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Open access publishing offers economic benefits, says UK research - January 29, 2009
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has commissioned a new research project to study the economic and social implications of new models for scholarly publishing. According to the findings of the research, sharing research information via a more open access (OA) publishing model would bring… Read More
HathiTrust and OCLC to enhance discovery of digital collections - January 29, 2009
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, has announced that it will work together with HathiTrust to increase visibility of and access to items in the HathiTrust's shared digital repository. HathiTrust is a group of some of the largest… Read More
NPG launches networking website for scientists in New York - January 29, 2009
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced that Nature Network, free online networking website for scientists worldwide, has launched a 'hub' dedicated to New York City at http://network.nature.com/hubs/nyc/. New York City (NYC) joins London and Boston as the third Nature… Read More
Springer signs new publishing agreements - January 29, 2009
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has announced a publishing partnership with the Education Research Institute of Seoul National University in Korea. Under the deal, Springer will publish the latter's journal, Asia Pacific Education Review (APER), from 2009. Published quarterly, the Asia Pacific Education Review aims to stimulate… Read More
Ex Libris joins European consortium to make audiovisual media accessible over time - January 29, 2009
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that based on its experience in the development of digital preservation systems for libraries, the Company was invited to become a member of the PrestoPrime consortium. PrestoPrime is a European Union project, funded by the Seventh Framework… Read More
