The British Library in deal with Elsevier and Taylor & Francis for document delivery outside the UK to non-commercial researchers - December 1, 2011
The British Library, the national library of the UK, has signed an agreement with publishers Elsevier and Taylor and Francis for document delivery outside the UK to non-commercial researchers. The agreement governs the supply of copies of articles from the British Library's Document Supply Service to… Read More
European Commission to adopt measures for Open Data Strategy - November 28, 2011
The European Commission (EC) will adopt an Open Data Strategy on November 29, consisting of a package of measures including regulatory measures. This would include a modification of the existing directive on the reuse of public sector information and deployment measures such as the creation of… Read More
IOP welcomes EPSRC statement on Shaping Capability funding initiative - November 28, 2011
The Institute of Physics (IOP) has welcomed the latest statement from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) on its funding policy. In that statement, EPSRC confirmed that research excellence would remain preeminent in assessing funding applications. The President and staff of IOP, together… Read More
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
