New trust helps chemical structure searches
The InChI Trust is launching this week with the aim of expanding and developing the InChI open-source chemical structure representation algorithm
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SURF recommends liberal licence for material reuse
The Netherlands' SURFdirect and Creative Commons Netherlands recommend the most liberal Creative Commons licence for reuse of material in the context of education and…
Developing countries’ research output shows big increase
There has been a dramatic rise in research output by scientists in the developing world since 2002, according to the partners of Research4Life
Students join access debate
There has been an important shift in how students interact with and shape the world of scholarly communication with the release of a statement…
Finland joins SCOAP3
The high-energy physics open-access consortium, SCOAP3, has added Finland to its list of member countries
Open access could save money in the Netherlands
Open-access publication could save the Netherlands up to 133 million euros, according to new research from Australian economist John Houghton
Copyright law prevents access to millions of ‘orphan works’
Millions of "orphan works" cannot be accessed online because their rights holders cannot be found
US student bodies call for open access
Student associations in the USA are calling on universities, research funders, and researchers to support open access to research
Can HE keep up with the Web 2.0 world?
Research released in May suggests that universities and colleges are falling behind their students in the use of new technologies. Malcolm Read, executive secretary…
Green open-access study publishes guidelines
A Europe-wide project to investigate the effects of large-scale deposit ('green open access') has published guidelines for publishers and repository managers
Research4Life programmes show dramatic growth
Three international programmes aimed at giving free or low-cost information access to researchers in the world's poorest countries have seen impressive growth in their…
Bundling print and digital drives textbook sales
There is a growing demand for e-textbooks, according to a study by John Smith & Son, a UK academic and professional bookselling chain