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US congress introduces Federal Research Public Access Act
The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2010 (FRPAA) has been introduced in the US House of Representatives
OUP announces new head of academic publishing
Oxford University Press restructures academic and research publishing
Germany agrees archive licence with ASCO
Journal of Clinical Oncology legacy content is now available to universities, libraries and research institutions in Germany
The Czech Republic joins SCOAP3
The Czech National Technical Library has joined SCOAP3 on behalf of the Czech Republic
China signs up to SAGE backfiles
SAGE and the National Library of China agree a deal for access to SAGE's backfile collection
EBSCO buys NetLibrary
EBSCO is buying the OCLC NetLibrary Division, as well as the rights to license some vendor-owned databases currently available through the OCLC FirstSearch service
Libraries expect e-book growth
Librarians expect significant growth in e-book acquisitions, according to HighWire's recent 'eBooks Librarian Survey'
AIP opens Chinese office
The American Institute of Physics is opening an office in Beijing
Germany agrees national e-book licence with Springer
The German National Library of Science and Technology and the German National Library of Medicine have signed an extensive agreement for access to Springer eBooks
SPARC guide explores OA funds
SPARC has released a guide and supporting web resource exploring campus-based open-access publishing funds
Bloomberg and Wiley strike book publishing alliance
Wiley will be the exclusive global publisher of Bloomberg and Bloomberg BusinessWeek-branded books