News

'EuropeanaConnect' opens door to Europe's sound collections

18 August 2009

Thirty partners from fourteen EU member states team up to launch a project that will provide 100 000 audio files to cultural website, Europeana.eu

'Methodspace' membership sees massive growth

17 August 2009

In less than six months after its launch, research methods network, 'Methodspace', has more than 2000 members

Google Books adds Creative Commons licenses

17 August 2009

A new program from Google Books allows rightsholders to make their Creative Commons-licensed books available for the public to download, use, remix and share

ARL releases public access survey results

14 August 2009

The Association of Research Libraries publishes survey results that detail how its members support public access policies

'Smart Materials and Structures' applauded by ScienceWatch

14 August 2009

Institute of Physics Publishing journal recognised as one of the most influential journals in the field of engineering by ScienceWatch

British Library launches website for small businesses

14 August 2009

British Library hopes to engage businesses via social networking, webcasts and blogging

English universities choose ebrary

11 August 2009

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

10 August 2009

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

07 August 2009

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

06 August 2009

New UN scheme allows free academic journal access to research institutions in the world's poorest nations

Ethical digitisation business opens European office

04 August 2009

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

03 August 2009

American Institute of Physics selects Collexis as a 'key technology partner' and says new products will follow soon

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