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Egyptian researchers get Web of Knowledge

26 March 2009

The Egyptian University Libraries consortium has signed a multi-year contract for researcher access to ISI Web of Knowledge

Publishers endorse TRANSFER

26 March 2009

The UKSG's TRANSFER Code of Practice has now been endorsed by 20 publishers

British Library invests in new scanning technology

26 March 2009

The British Library has invested in new scanning technology to support major new digitisation projects

MIT agrees open-access policy

26 March 2009

The faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is adopting an open-access repository policy

Irish consortium chooses SPIE Digital Library

24 March 2009

IReL selects SPIE Digital Library to expand its member libraries' access to optics and photonics research literature

Ringgold and DataSalon partner to analyse publishers' customer data

18 March 2009

Ringgold and DataSalon are partnering to help publishers understand their customers better

Australian libraries pick Coutts

18 March 2009

The Western Australian Group of University Librarians (WAGUL) consortium has selected Coutts

Ex Libris and BCR team up on preservation training

18 March 2009

Ex Libris and Bibliographical Center for Research will offer libraries, archives, and other information organisations foundation training and consulting services in digital preservation

Third Harvard school votes for open-access

17 March 2009

The faculty of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in the USA has voted to make all faculty members' scholarly articles publically available online at no charge.

Ovid supplies Transplant Library Database to medical schools in England

17 March 2009

Ovid has struck a deal with the UK's Department of Health to give medical students, faculty, and clinicians access to evidence-based organ transplantation research via the OvidSP platform

Gale and YBP Library Services agree on e-book distribution

17 March 2009

YBP Library Services will distribute Gale's e-books to academic libraries

Microsoft and Creative Commons add ontologies to Word

17 March 2009

Microsoft and Creative Commons have announced an ontology add-on for Word 2007

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