Stephen Due has been named the 2007 Information Professional of the Year by the SLA Australia/-New Zealand Chapter.
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TG Publishing and Wiley announce e-book partnership
TG Publishing is partnering with John Wiley & Sons to deliver technology book content online.
Oxford Journals tries out new approach to open access
Primary papers in the Journal of Experimental Botany are being published as open access with no article-processing charge if the author's institution subscribes to the journal.
Two libraries switch to Innovative
Innovative Interfaces has announced two new customers for its Millennium integrated library management system.
Thomson looks for scholarship recipient
Thomson Scientific is seeking applicants from Europe, the
Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Africa for its annual Roger K. Summit International Scholarship.
Eighteen Asian universities have chosen Scopus so far this year
In the first quarter of 2007, 18 Asian institutions chose Scopus as the preferred database for their university library.
Consortium of 12 universities joins Google Book Search
The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) has announced a collective agreement to digitise up to 10 million volumes as part of the Google Book Search project.
Reed Elsevier will stop its defence shows
Reed Elsevier will exit the defence exhibitions sector following pressure from its authors and customers.
IP protection 'doesn't slow research'
Scientific research has not been hindered significantly by a recent proliferation of technology patents and licensing agreements, according to surveys in four countries.
979-prefixed ISBNs will appear early next year
Book and library systems must be ready for 13-digit ISBNs by early next year, when ISBNs with a prefix of 979 start to be assigned.
German resolution supports open access and publishers
The Bundesrat, Germany's second parliamentary chamber, has passed a resolution supporting open access and scientific publishing.
Danish Royal Library picks Ex Libris
The Royal Library of Denmark has chosen Ex Libris' Primo discovery and delivery product as the interface to all local and remote scholarly information resources.