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NetLibrary investigates e-books

15 October 2008

OCLC's eContent division, NetLibrary is looking for participants in a short survey into usage and perceptions of e-books and e-audiobooks.

New OA declaration is developed

10 October 2008

The latest statement on open access, the Brisbane Declaration, has been released.

Springer buys BioMed Central

09 October 2008

Springer is acquiring the open-access publisher BioMed Central.

Swets buys Dutch book seller

02 October 2008

Subscription services company Swets has bought Boekhandel E. Frencken, a Netherlands-based book and journal seller.

WorldCat.org links to Google Book Search content

02 October 2008

WorldCat.org users can now view digitised books in the Google Book Search collection, on the WorldCat.org website.

JISC awards funding for digitisation projects

02 October 2008

The UK's JISC funding body will fund 25 projects that aim to improve existing digital content and digitise new materials for sustainable access in the future.

Study explores 'noncommercial use'

25 September 2008

Creative Commons has launched a study into 'noncommercial use' of content

Bloomsbury buys Berg Publishers

25 September 2008

Bloomsbury Publishing is buying the academic publishing company Berg Publishers

More partners join SCOAP3

23 September 2008

The SCOAP3 consortium, which is pushing for open access to published high-energy physics research, has announced new partners.

Society for General Microbiology renews Charlesworth's contract

23 September 2008

The Charlesworth Group has retained its contract for he typesetting and manufacturing of all Society for General Microbiology (SGM) journals.

EMpact helps Royal Society in Korea

19 September 2008

The Royal Society has chosen EBSCO's EMpact Sales to help promote its science journals in Korea.

Bentham Open signs Portico deal

18 September 2008

Bentham Open will preserve its open-access e-journals in Portico.

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