The British Library and the National Archives of Malaysia have chosen UK archiving technology to combat digital preservation problems
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Canada Institutes champion open access
A new policy from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research aims to promote public access to its funded research
YBP Library Services and Ebrary seal 'eBook' deal
YBP Library Services and Ebrary have teamed up to provide electronic books through YBP's online database
Australian library bags cash from Bill Gates
Remote Australian library wins $1 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Microsoft, for providing technology to indigenous communities
EBSCO buys Sage indexes
EBSCO Publishing has bought ten social science print indexes from Sage with a view to publishing online
Open access community condemns PRISM
Open access proponents launch scathing attack on the Partnership for Research Integrity in Science and Medicine, describing it as an 'anti-open access lobbying organisation'
Eli Research bags multi-million dollar investment
BIA Digital Partners invests $10m in Eli Research to boost strategic growth
US coalition defends 'publishing integrity'
New initiative warns public against the risks of government interference to scientific publishing
'Record reference numbers reflect research growth'
The American Chemical Society claims chemistry research is thriving as its Abstracts Service logs a record number of references
German research society signs Thomson contract
The Fraunhofer Society selects Thomson Scientific's research database to help members win grants
Gilde acquires Royal Swets and Zeitlinger
Dutch investment firm, Gilde, buys subscription agent, Royal Swets and Zeitlinger, with plans to expand business into new markets
Cairo University updates operations
Touted as a model of library automation in the Middle East, Cairo University has chosen the so-called Millenium platform, designed by US library systems provider Innovative, to boost operations.