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Finland joins SCOAP3

23 June 2009

The high-energy physics open-access consortium, SCOAP3, has added Finland to its list of member countries

Emerald's e-journals join Portico

17 June 2009

Emerald Group Publishing will preserve its e-journals with Portico

Nature named 'journal of the century'

17 June 2009

The 686 members of the BioMedical & Life Sciences Division of the Special Libraries Association have chosen the journal Nature as 'journal of the century'

Open access could save money in the Netherlands

15 June 2009

Open-access publication could save the Netherlands up to 133 million euros, according to new research from Australian economist John Houghton

AIP partners with CLOCKSS

15 June 2009

Online versions of all AIP's journals will soon reside in the dark archive, CLOCKSS

AIP signs up to TRANSFER Code of Practice

15 June 2009

The American Institute of Physics has signed up to guidelines that help ensure that journal content remains easily accessible when journals transfer between parties

Copyright law prevents access to millions of 'orphan works'

15 June 2009

Millions of "orphan works" cannot be accessed online because their rights holders cannot be found

US student bodies call for open access

15 June 2009

Student associations in the USA are calling on universities, research funders, and researchers to support open access to research

Wolters Kluwer Health preserves e-journals in Portico

12 June 2009

Wolters Kluwer Health will preserve more than 300 periodicals in Portico

Library study examines resource changes in challenging economy

08 June 2009

The CIBER research group will conduct a global library survey to understand electronic resources challenges, trends, and best practices in tough economical times

Green open-access study publishes guidelines

05 June 2009

A Europe-wide project to investigate the effects of large-scale deposit ('green open access') has published guidelines for publishers and repository managers

Walter de Gruyter preserves e-books with Portico

04 June 2009

Walter de Gruyter is preserving approximately 1,200 e-book titles with Portico

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