Over one-third of Maney journals in materials science and engineering, health sciences, and humanities now have full archives available online
Scientific American's archive to 1948 is now available online
Springer buys book portfolio from Praxis Publishing
The Czech National Technical Library has joined SCOAP3 on behalf of the Czech Republic
AIP launches e-books site for Society of Exploration Geophysicists
The American Institute of Physics is opening an office in Beijing
The Fundação para a Computação Científica Nacional has joined the international consortium driving open-access to high-energy physics research
Database launches for material scientists, physicists, chemists and engineers
AIP upgrades new networking site for physical scientists
EBSCO is making two INIST-CNRS databases available on EBSCOhost
Wayne Sime discusses his hopes for the future of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
From bypassing aggregators to the influx of new university presses, the world of library-based publishing is changing fast, reports Rebecca Pool
Vivek Mehra explains how the English language is dominating global communication and changing school structure
Chris Smith
Chris Smith explains why they matter, and how publishers and universities can benefit
Rossana Morriello
Rossana Morriello assesses the ways in which librarians are supporting research in Italy
Nandita Quaderi – editor-in-chief of the Web of Science – champions objectivity, selectivity, and data integrity
This article was jointly written by Andrea Chiarelli (pictured), Juliane Kant and Birgit Schmidt on behalf of Knowledge Exchange. Andrea Chiarelli is a consultant at Research Consulting. Juliane Kant is partner representative for the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) in Knowledge Exchange. Birgit Schmidt is head of knowledge commons at Göttingen State and University Library.
Active engagement and collaboration are needed to deliver the promise of preprints, writes Andrea Chiarelli
