The UK PubMed Central website has received funding for further development over the next three years.
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Information professions could become disconnected from users
Information professions including librarianship, archives, publishing and journalism could become increasingly disconnected from their users. This is one of the conclusions of a new book edited by David Nicholas and Ian Rowlands.
Texan university library picks Millennium
The James G. Gee Library at Texas A&M University-Commerce has chosen the Millennium integrated library system from Innovative Interfaces.
ALPSP awards publishing prizes
ALPSP has announced the winners of its 2008 awards.
IOS Press picks EMpact
IOP Press has chosen EMpact Sales, part of EBSCO, as a sales and marketing agent and consultant
New open-access imprint launches
A new academic imprint, Bloomsbury Academic, is aiming to have about 50 open-access titles by the end of 2009.
Study challenges e-book assumptions
Students prefer to read e-textbooks online but interactivity is not a major issue for them, according to the first survey of the UK's e-book observatory
Survey examines challenges for scholarly societies
A new international survey hopes to gain insight into the professional challenges facing scholarly societies across the world in the 21st century.
Liverpool University Press picks Manuscript Central
Liverpool University Press has chosen Manuscript Central for its online journal management
International Open Access Day planned
The first international Open Access Day will be held on 14 October 2008
Deadline for Elsevier Foundation grant proposals looms
Elsevier Foundation grants help researchers in developing countries and the academic workplace.
ACM signs with EMpact to increase journal sales
EMpact enters into agreement with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).