Three EIFL partner institutions sign the Berlin Declaration - November 23, 2011
Not-for-profit organisation Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) has announced that three more EIFL partner institutions have signed the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and the Humanities. The institutions are: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana), University of Belgrade (Serbia)… Read More
NHS in England to develop Framework Agreement for medical content procurement - November 23, 2011
The NHS in England is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement which identifies the providers of medical and healthcare related published content, products and services. The Framework Agreement will list the providers and agreements from whom the NHS and its partners can purchase with confidence… Read More
ALPSP endorses new British Library INCD licensing framework - November 8, 2011
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has endorsed the soon-to-be launched British Library INCD Service for the supply of copies of articles to non-commercial end users via not-for-profit libraries outside the UK. The INCD Service is underpinned by agreements with publishers, for which… Read More
Routledge tries new author rights policy for Library and Information Science Journals - November 1, 2011
Routledge, the social science and humanities imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, has announced a two-year pilot initiative for the library and information science research community. The deal allows contributors to its library and information science journals to retain the copyright to their work and… Read More
Pearson to develop frameworks for OECD’s PISA student assessment for 2015 - October 10, 2011
Education services provider Pearson, US, has announced that it has been chosen by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to develop the frameworks for the latter's landmark PISA educational assessment in 2015. The PISA assessment is widely recognised as the benchmark for measuring… Read More
‘The Spine Journal’ announces editorial changes to enhance scientific integrity - October 6, 2011
The Spine Journal, the official publication of the North American Spine Society, has announced changes to its own editorial processes. The modifications are designed to protect the integrity of scientific publishing. According to Editor-in-Chief Dr. Eugene J. Carragee, each year, millions of large and small… Read More
SAA Council endorses OCLC recommended WIP for putting digitised collections of unpublished materials online - October 4, 2011
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has announced that the 'Well-intentioned practice (WIP) for putting digitized collections of unpublished materials online,' has been endorsed as a standard by the Society of American Archivists (SAA) Council. Prepared by OCLC Research, this practice provides the framework for… Read More
McGraw-Hill Research Foundation releases paper on strategies to boost STEM research - September 27, 2011
The McGraw-Hill Research Foundation has released a new policy paper by Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, that seeks to offer practical and scalable solutions to the problem of inadequate supply of college graduates excelling in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Dr. Hrabowski… Read More
SirsiDynix selected as supplier for the LGSAS framework - September 26, 2011
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynixl, US, has been selected as a successful bidder in Lot 5 of the Local Government Software Application Solutions (LGSAS) Framework tender. SirsiDynix is now an authorised supplier in Lot 5 of the framework, which covers library, museum and leisure-related software application… Read More
RSC expresses concern over EPSRC plans to cut spending in synthetic organic chemistry - September 23, 2011
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK, has echoed the main message of a joint letter sent by the UK's leading science bodies to the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The letter comes in the wake of controversy over planned cuts by the… Read More
