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Data sharing advice helps protect patient privacy

03 February 2010

New guidance sets out how personal information from clinical trials should be shared to help minimise risks to patient privacy

Recommendations improve OpenURL data supply

19 January 2010

UKSG and NISO release recommendations for improved OpenURL data supply

British Library picks Cambridge Imaging

19 January 2010

The British Library has chosen Cambridge Imaging Systems to provide digital video management technology

Elsevier Foundation awards $600,000 in grants

19 January 2010

The Elsevier Foundation has awarded grants to support the work of libraries and scholars in science, technology and medicine

Panel calls for public-access policies

18 January 2010

Experts call on US research funders to develop policies that ensure free public access to research results

Thomson Reuters buys analytics provider

05 January 2010

Thomson Reuters has acquired Discovery Logic, which provides customisable analytics and decision support solutions for scientific research

ResearcherID helps reduce author ambiguity in Hong Kong

04 January 2010

The University of Hong Kong chooses ResearcherID from Thomson Reuters to standardise research identifiers

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

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