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English universities choose ebrary
The English Academic Library Consortia has selected US electronic book supplier, ebrary, to provide content to universities across the nation
CrossRef claims huge growth in book deposits
Book deposits continue to grow faster than any other content type in its reference linking system, boasts US-based CrossRef
Semantico implements Shibboleth for Brill
Technology provider for online publishing, Semantico, has added the Shibboleth protocol to Brill's access management system.
UN offers free journal access to poorest nations
New UN scheme allows free academic journal access to research institutions in the world's poorest nations
Ethical digitisation business opens European office
US-based Digital Divide Data opens European office to boost employment of disadvantaged youngsters in Asia
AIP and Collexis join forces to exploit search and discovery software
American Institute of Physics selects Collexis as a 'key technology partner' and says new products will follow soon
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology picks Millennium
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia has selected the Millennium ILS to support its library
Warwick repository adds 1000th item
A JISC-funded repository based at Warwick University in the UK has uploaded its 1000th item, just under a year after its launch
Digital resources need ongoing development, says study
Although many projects in the not-for-profit sector attempt to generate some revenue through subscription, pay-per-view and a range of licensing arrangements, their income still depends heavily on support from the institutions that host them
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
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 research