Journal prices have risen by very different amounts over the past seven years, according to a study by LISU, of Loughborough University, UK.
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Chongqing Library selects Ex Libris system
13 April 2007
Chongqing Library in China has chosen the ALEPH 500 integrated library system from Ex Libris.
The European Library board elects Lynne Brindley as chair
03 April 2007
Lynne Brindley, chief executive of The British Library, has become the new chair of The European Library Management Board.
Oxford Journals opens Chinese office
29 March 2007
Oxford Journals, a division of Oxford University Press, is opening a representative office in China.
Wolters Kluwer sells Education division
29 March 2007
Private equity firm Bridgepoint Capital Limited is buying the Education division of Wolters Kluwer.
Blackwell's books platform becomes COUNTER-compliant
29 March 2007
Blackwell Books Online has been certified as providing COUNTER-compliant usage data.
'Scientists are wary of open-access journals'
22 March 2007
Scientists fear that non-traditional publication could affect their chances of promotion, according to a new study.
German researchers get Emerald archive
22 March 2007
German researchers will have access to all Emerald journals between 1994 and 2005 thanks to a new agreement between the publisher and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
UK plans national e-theses service
14 March 2007
The UK should have a live, fully-integrated, national electronic theses service within two years, thanks to funding of a new project.
US publishers endorse international STM declaration
12 March 2007
The Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) has endorsed the Brussels Declaration on STM Publishing.
Elsevier acquires Beilstein Database
08 March 2007
Elsevier has bought the Beilstein Database, the world's largest compilation of chemical facts in the field of organic chemistry.
National Library of New Zealand partners with OCLC
08 March 2007
The National Library of New Zealand will add some 8 million records and the holdings of 275 libraries to WorldCat.
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