Google Book Search adds magazines
11 December 2008
Google plans to help bring more magazine archives and current magazines online as part of its Google Book Search project.
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Israel joins SCOAP3
21 November 2008
The Israeli Science Foundation and the Israeli Committee for High Energy
Physics have joined SCOAP3 on behalf of Israel.
Authors, publishers and Google agree on copyright
3 November 2008
A new agreement will see many more digitised books available through Google Book Search and new ways to ensure that copyright owners are paid for this access.
Science community plans global data library
27 October 2008
The international science community has agreed on the first steps to establishing a global virtual library for scientific data.
Consumers drive book digitisation, says survey
16 October 2008
Book digitisation is being driven by consumers, online retailers and search engines, according to a survey by Frankfurt Book Fair.
New OA declaration is developed
10 October 2008
The latest statement on open access, the Brisbane Declaration, has been released.
Publishers urged to do more to be green
9 October 2008
Siân Harris reports back from the recent ALPSP conference about how publishers could better address environmental concerns
JISC awards funding for digitisation projects
2 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.
Swets buys Dutch book seller
2 October 2008
Subscription services company Swets has bought Boekhandel E. Frencken, a Netherlands-based book and journal seller.
Study explores 'noncommercial use'
25 September 2008
Creative Commons has launched a study into 'noncommercial use' of content
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