Cornell University Library seeks financial support for online scientific repository - January 25, 2010
Cornell University Library, one of the leading academic research libraries in the US, is broadening the funding base for its online scientific repository, arXiv. Nearly 600,000 e-prints - research articles published online in physics, mathematics, statistics, computer science and related disciplines - now reside in arXiv,… Read More
ARL, others publish comments to FCC on preserving openness of Internet - January 19, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), EDUCAUSE, Internet2, NYSERNet and ACUTA have published comments, welcoming an initiative to preserve the openness of the Internet. The comments are part of a joint filing to the US’ Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the Net Neutrality proceedings. The non-profit… Read More
SAGE expands list of titles offering open access through SAGE Open - January 13, 2010
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that it has extended the list of titles included in its SAGE Open initiative. Ninety SAGE journals will now offer open access through SAGE Open. SAGE Open initiative is a hybrid open access publishing model allowing authors the option to pay… Read More
UNEP ties up with WHO to take OARE programme to Yemen - December 29, 2009
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently took steps to promote its Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE) programme in Yemen. The aim was to offer the chance for the country's science community to gain greater access to leading scientific journals. UNEP coordinates United… Read More
Columbia University joins Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity - December 14, 2009
Columbia University has joined several leading institutions of higher learning in a commitment to a Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity. Other signatories to the compact are Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California at Berkeley. The compact commits… Read More
UC Press and California Digital Library launch collaborative publishing venture, UCPubS - December 9, 2009
The University of California Press (UC Press) and the California Digital Library have announced the official launch of a collaborative publishing venture, UC Publishing Services (UCPubS). UCPubS offers a suite of open access digital and print publication services to University of California centers, institutes, and departments… Read More
University of Ottawa launches OA program, joins Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity - December 9, 2009
The University of Ottawa has become the first Canadian university to adopt a comprehensive open access programme that supports free and unrestricted access to scholarly research. The University’s new program includes a commitment to make the University’s scholarly publications available online at no charge through the… Read More
ACM partners with FEDLINK to facilitate access to ACM Digital Library - November 19, 2009
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has announced that it has agreed to participate in the Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK) of more than 1,000 US Government member libraries to facilitate their access to the ACM Digital Library (DL) (http://portal.acm.org/dl.cfm). FEDLINK… Read More
Nobel laureates express support for open access to publicly funded research - November 18, 2009
A group of 41 Nobel Prize-winning scientists, including 16 chemists, are urging the US Congress to require the results of federally funded research to be made freely available online. In an open letter to lawmakers the Nobel laureates endorse the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009. The legislation would… Read More
ACM partners with CLOCKSS, Portico to offer electronic archiving services - November 9, 2009
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has announced that it is providing its institutional library customers with advanced electronic archiving services to preserve their electronic resources. These services, provided by Portico and CLOCKSS, are aimed to help the scholarly community obtain reliable, secure, deliverable access to… Read More
