The University of Hong Kong chooses ResearcherID from Thomson Reuters to standardise research identifiers
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Chinese Academy of Sciences becomes BioMed Central member
21 December 2009
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has signed a membership agreement with BioMed Central to cover publication costs for research articles published by researchers at its institutions
Bentham signs e-book distribution agreement
21 December 2009
E-books from Bentham Science Publishers will be distributed through Barnes & Nobels and Academic Rights Press
Lack of access hinders research, says report
21 December 2009
The efficiency and quality of research is being damaged by lack of access, according to a report from the Research Information Network
Springer bought by EQT and GIC
11 December 2009
Investors from Sweden and Singapore have acquired Springer Science+Business Media
BBC and British Library broaden archive access
11 December 2009
The BBC and British Library are working together to make the content and assets of both organisations more widely available
SURF publishes guide to data use
11 December 2009
SURFdirect of the Netherlands has published a guide clarifying the legal protection that applies to research data
Two Danish libraries pick Dawson Books
27 November 2009
Dawson Books has been chosen as international book supplier to the University of Copenhagen and The Royal Library, Copenhagen
JISC launches Research 3.0 campaign
27 November 2009
JISC in the UK is launching a year-long campaign called 'Research 3.0 - driving the knowledge economy'
Informa interested in buying Springer
25 November 2009
Informa has confirmed that it is in discussions about acquiring Springer Science + Business Media
One size does not fit all for life scientists
12 November 2009
'One-size-fits-all' information and data-sharing policies are not achieving scientifically productive and cost-efficient information use in life sciences, according to a report by the British Library and the Research Information Network
Nobel Prize winners lobby US Congress over access
12 November 2009
Nobel Prize winners have given US Congress an open letter, urging that 'For America to obtain an optimal return on our investment in science, publicly funded research must be shared as broadly as possible.'
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