Royal Society launches enquiry on long-term prospects for UK science and innovation - April 3, 2009
The UK's Royal Society has embarked on an 11-month enquiry into the role that science will play in equipping the nation to meet the economic, social and environmental challenges of the next 50 years. The study, titled 'The Fruits of Curiosity: science, innovation and future sources… Read More
Twenty more publishers sign up for TRANSFER Code of Practice - March 26, 2009
The UK Serials Group (UKSG) has announced that 20 publishers have now signed up to its TRANSFER Code of Practice. TRANSFER provides best practice guidelines and outlines responsibilities to ensure that journal content remains easily accessible in the event of a change of ownership. Library and… Read More
International Organization for Standardization releases ISO Standard for textual works - March 24, 2009
The International ISTC Agency, the official Registration Authority for the International Standard Text Code (ISTC), has announced that the International Organization for Standardization has formally published ISO Standard 21047, which is available now at http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=41603. The ISTC system provides a means of… Read More
American Chemical Society forms Board-Presidential Task Force on Education - March 3, 2009
The American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society, has created a Board-Presidential Task Force on Education to identify a unique role for the society in transforming education in the US. The task force's charter calls upon it to review recommendations contained in STEM (Science,… Read More
ARL proposes community-wide process to develop new OCLC policy for use and transfer of WorldCat records - February 24, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Ad Hoc Task Force to Review the Proposed OCLC Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records has issued its final report. The report calls on OCLC to develop a new policy to replace the one released in November 2008.… Read More
ARL issues statement on current global economic crisis and its effect on publishing and library subscriptions - February 23, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released a statement on the current global economic crisis and its effect on publishing and library subscriptions. The ARL statement, which is aimed at scholarly publishers and vendors, reinforces some of the key points in a recent statement by… Read More
Leading associations call for universities need to promote broader dissemination of research and scholarship - February 16, 2009
Four leading associations serving research universities - the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Association of American Universities (AAU), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant… Read More
OCLC forms Review Board to examine principles for sharing library data - February 10, 2009
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC) has announced that its board has named a Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship. The review group will represent the membership and inform OCLC on the principles and best practices for sharing library data. It… Read More
OCLC trustees, members council to convene review board on sharing library data - January 15, 2009
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, has announced that OCLC Members Council and the OCLC Board of Trustees will jointly convene a Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship. The review board will represent the membership and inform OCLC on the… Read More
US medical reps allowed to distribute journal articles to doctors, within norms - January 14, 2009
Drug company representatives will now be able to distribute reprints of journal articles on off-label uses for drugs, according to a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance. While the guidance, titled 'Good Reprint Practices for the Distribution of Medical Journal Articles and Medical or… Read More
