Programme boosts Canadian research reach
A new campaign is encouraging Canadian authors to use their campus digital repository to increase the use and impact of their research outputs
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Open-access supporters oppose US bill
SPARC is asking all supporters of public access to oppose the reintroduction of the 'Fair Copyright in Research Works Act' in the USA.
Digitisation could help economy, says ARL director
The executive director of the Association of Research Libraries has urged the US government to finance a large-scale digitisation project as a way to…
Last UK research council mandates open access
The UK's EPSRC has decided to mandate open-access publication of the research that it funds
US publishers welcome copyright protection
The Association of American Publishers has welcomed US legislation that aims to safeguard the rights of authors and publishers of copyrighted, peer-reviewed scientific journal…
Dutch projects help knowledge dissemination
Twelve projects have been approved for the SURFshare programme. The projects aim to promote knowledge dissemination via the internet and contribute to improving the…
Open-access publishing brings cost savings
A new report reveals that research institutions could make dramatic cost savings if they followed an open-access, rather than subscription, publishing route, writes Sian…
Digital vision must include preservation, argues British Library chief executive
The chief executive of the British Library, Lynne Brindley, has challenged the UK government that it must include preservation in its vision of a…
Report reveals the true cost of communication
What is the cost and who pays for scholarly communication? The answers could come as a surprise, writes Rebecca Pool
Spain joins SCOAP3
The Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation has expressed its interest in joining SCOAP3, the open-access high-energy physics consortium
Project tries out new technology on journal articles
TBI and Talis have picked the European Respiratory Society and the American Thoracic Society for a pilot project to test the application of semantic…
Initiative looks at impact of orphan works
The Collections Trust and the Strategic Content Alliance are working together to find out what impact orphan works have on the delivery of services…