NISO and NFAIS issue new Recommended Practice on Online Supplemental Journal Article Materials, Part B for public comment - July 31, 2012
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and the National Federation for Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) have issued a new Recommended Practice on Online Supplemental Journal Article Materials, Part B: Technical Recommendations (NISO RP-15-201x) for public comment until September 15, 2012. Although… Read More
UK govt. looking to open up access to publicly funded research - June 18, 2012
Scientific papers will soon be available freely online to the public in a UK government-backed project to open up knowledge at the expense of Britain's academic publishers, according to a report published in The Independent. The Coalition plans to stop publicly funded research going behind the… Read More
Academic publishers file proposed order for injunctive relief following Georgia State University ruling - June 4, 2012
Academic publishers Cambridge University Press (CUP), Oxford University Press (OUP) and SAGE Publications Inc. have filed a proposed order for injunctive relief with the Court in the Georgia State University e-reserves case. The move is in response to… Read More
NISO seeks public comment on draft Recommended Practice PIE-J: Presentation & Identification of E-Journals - May 31, 2012
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has released the draft Recommended Practice ‘PIE-J: Presentation & Identification of E-Journals’ (NISO RP-16-201x) for public review and comment through July 5, 2012. The PIE-J draft Recommended Practice and an online commenting form are available from the NISO PIE-J workroom… Read More
Cambridge University Press responds to US ruling on GUS infringement case - May 16, 2012
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP), UK, has responded to a US judge’s long-awaited ruling in the case it brought, along with Oxford University Press and Sage Publications Inc., in 2008. The three publishers sued Georgia State University (GSU), claiming that GSU’s use of unlicensed book… Read More
ARL endorses VRA Statement on the Fair Use of Images for Teaching, Research, and Study - May 14, 2012
The Board of Directors of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) recently voted to endorse the Visual Resources Association’s (VRA) Statement on the Fair Use of Images for Teaching, Research, and Study. The VRA Statement is a clear and concise statement of best practices around a… Read More
LCA files friend of the court brief to defend fair use rights of libraries - April 26, 2012
Members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) recently filed a friend of the court brief to defend the fair use rights of libraries. The libraries’ brief, prepared by Jonathan Band, responds to the plaintiffs’ distorted view of libraries’ rights, showing that it would affect not only… Read More
Google likely to face US govt suit - April 13, 2012
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, is likely to be the next major tech target of the US and EU trust-busters after the US Justice Department recently sued Apple for illegally conspiring with publishers in the e-book market. According to legal experts, in an… Read More
Three US publishers, Apple charged with antitrust violations over e-books pricing - April 12, 2012
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and 15 other US state attorneys general have charged three of the nation’s largest book publishers and Apple Inc. with conspiring to fix the sales prices of e-books. The states’ antitrust case, which was filed in federal court in Austin, cites… Read More
UNESCO releases Policy Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Open Access - April 9, 2012
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has released a new publication entitled Policy Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Open Access to demystify the concept of Open Access and provide concrete steps on putting relevant policies in place. Besides strengthening capacities… Read More
