Arie Jongejan leaves Swets
Arie Jongejan, CEO of Swets, has retired.
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Research conferences go virtual
Going to a conference can involve lengthy negotiations about budgets, flight details, accommodation and work schedules. But it doesn't always have to be like…
Canada moves towards electronic-only journal collection
The National Research Council Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information is moving towards an electronic-only journal collection.
Free service collects tables of content
A new free service makes it easier to keep up-to-date with scholarly journals
Google Book Search adds magazines
Google plans to help bring more magazine archives and current magazines online as part of its Google Book Search project.
Deal streamlines article access for research assessors
Assessors in the UK's latest Research Assessment Exercise have had fee-waived access to 150,000 journal articles, thanks to a deal agreed with the Publishers…
Israel joins SCOAP3
The Israeli Science Foundation and the Israeli Committee for High Energy Physics have joined SCOAP3 on behalf of Israel.
Authors, publishers and Google agree on copyright
A new agreement will see many more digitised books available through Google Book Search and new ways to ensure that copyright owners are paid…
Science community plans global data library
The international science community has agreed on the first steps to establishing a global virtual library for scientific data.
Consumers drive book digitisation, says survey
Book digitisation is being driven by consumers, online retailers and search engines, according to a survey by Frankfurt Book Fair.
New OA declaration is developed
The latest statement on open access, the Brisbane Declaration, has been released.
Publishers urged to do more to be green
Siân Harris reports back from the recent ALPSP conference about how publishers could better address environmental concerns