LCA files amicus brief in support of HathiTrust and its partners - June 6, 2013
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) recently filed an amicus brief in support of HathiTrust and its partners as they defend their district court victory on appeal in the Second Circuit. LCA consists of three major library associations - the American Library Association, ARL, and the Association… Read More
Scientific journals in US told to avoid manuscripts from Iran governmental researchers - May 6, 2013
Scientific journals are reportedly being asked to help tighten US trade sanctions on Iran. On April 30, Dutch publisher Elsevier sent a note to its editorial network saying that all US editors and US reviewers must 'avoid' handling manuscripts if they include… Read More
ARL applauds US Judiciary Committee action to reform privacy laws - April 26, 2013
The US Senate Judiciary Committee has, on April 25, reportedly taken another crucial step toward fixing outdated privacy laws by endorsing a bill proposed by Chairman Patrick Leahy. The bill includes vital reforms to give appropriate privacy protection to e-mail and cloud storage. The committee passed a similar bill… Read More
Publisher associations unveil safe harbour rules for use of out-of-commerce journals - April 22, 2013
The International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM), Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), and the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division (PSP) of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) have issued a joint statement setting out clear rules for the digitisation of… Read More
ACM expands options for free access to content from ACM Publications - April 3, 2013
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has introduced several policy changes that are seen to increase access to its journals and conference proceedings. The changes are intended to better balance the needs of authors and researchers in the computing community, many of whom have expressed a… Read More
SAGE welcomes OSTP announcement increasing access to results of federally funded scientific research - March 5, 2013
Ziyad Marar, Global Publishing Director of academic and professional publisher SAGE, has welcomed the OSTP Director's memorandum to Heads of Executive Department and Agencies directing agencies to develop clear and coordinated policies to increase access. Ziyad Marar welcomed the OSTP's announcement and their approach of… Read More
AIP Publishing hails OSTP directive for federal agencies to develop public access policies - February 26, 2013
AIP Publishing, a division of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), has reviewed the OSTP directive released on February 22, 2013 by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), John Holdren. The directive outlines guidelines for federal agencies to develop plans to… Read More
NISO, NFAIS publish Recommended Practices for Supplemental Journal Article Materials - February 5, 2013
The US' National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and the National Federation for Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) have published a new Recommended Practice on Online Supplemental Journal Article Materials (NISO RP-15-2013). Supplemental materials are increasingly being added to journal articles, but until now… Read More
Apple, publishers settle e-book pricing case with European Commission - December 17, 2012
Four major publishers and Apple have reportedly settled a case with European antitrust regulators after negotiations began in September, ending an ongoing row over e-book price fixing. Apple, along with HarperCollins, Hachette Livre, Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck-owned Macmillan and CBS-owned Simon… Read More
Publisher-plaintiffs to appeal court ruling in Georgia State University copyright case - September 11, 2012
Publishers Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press USA and SAGE have announced their intention to appeal the May 11, 2012 decision in the copyright case with Georgia State University (GSU). The three, who are members of the Association of American Publishers (AAP), have stated that as… Read More
