International Open Access Day planned
The first international Open Access Day will be held on 14 October 2008
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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).
Murdoch University joins BONUS+
Murdoch University joins Australian resource-sharing consortium BONUS+
Max Planck Society strikes OA deal with PLoS
The Max Planck Society (MPS) has signed a deal with the Public Library of Science (PLoS) to centrally fund the publication fees of MPS…
ebrary signs new publishing partners
ebrary, which provides e-content services and technology, has signed 14 new publishing partners.
Grant helps UCLA Library catalogue rare books
The library of UCLA in the USA has received a $750,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to catalogue more than 55,000 rare…
Wellcome Library seeks digitisation suppliers
The Wellcome Library is looking for suppliers to help it digitise around 45 million pages of its collection.
Leeds Equity Partners acquires Ex Libris Group
Private equity firm Leeds Equity Partners completes the acquisition of the Ex Libris Group.
Gladstone scientists create Wikipathways
Gladstone scientists create Wikipathways to foster research collaboration.
NRC-CISTI launches NRC Publications Archive initiative
NRC-CISTI announces initiative to create an NRC Publications Archive (NPArC).
Emerald opens North American office
Emerald Group has set up a North American office based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.