Copyright law prevents access to millions of ‘orphan works’
Millions of "orphan works" cannot be accessed online because their rights holders cannot be found
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US student bodies call for open access
Student associations in the USA are calling on universities, research funders, and researchers to support open access to research
Wolters Kluwer Health preserves e-journals in Portico
Wolters Kluwer Health will preserve more than 300 periodicals in Portico
Library study examines resource changes in challenging economy
The CIBER research group will conduct a global library survey to understand electronic resources challenges, trends, and best practices in tough economical times
Green open-access study publishes guidelines
A Europe-wide project to investigate the effects of large-scale deposit ('green open access') has published guidelines for publishers and repository managers
Walter de Gruyter preserves e-books with Portico
Walter de Gruyter is preserving approximately 1,200 e-book titles with Portico
Springer donates archive to Central and Regional Library Berlin
The historical archive of the scientific publishing house Springer will soon be kept by Berlin's Central and Regional Library
Readers can test e-readers at British Library
Over the next three months readers at the British Library can try out three e-book readers from Sony and iRex Technologies
Swets gets new CEO
Subscription agent Swets has chosen Eduard Cohen to be its new chief executive officer
RSC acquires ChemSpider
The Royal Society of Chemistry has bought ChemSpider, a free online service providing a structure-centric community for chemists
Bundling print and digital drives textbook sales
There is a growing demand for e-textbooks, according to a study by John Smith & Son, a UK academic and professional bookselling chain
Grants help libraries and scholars in developing world
The Elsevier Foundation is seeking new grant proposals for its 2009 Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries and New Scholars programmes