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Emerald has acquired four journals from Troubador Publishing.

Stephen Due has been named the 2007 Information Professional of the Year by the SLA Australia/-New Zealand Chapter.

TG Publishing is partnering with John Wiley & Sons to deliver technology book content online.

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…

Innovative Interfaces has announced two new customers for its Millennium integrated library management system.

Thomson Scientific is seeking applicants from Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Africa for its annual Roger K. Summit International Scholarship.

In the first quarter of 2007, 18 Asian institutions chose Scopus as the preferred database for their university library.

The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) has announced a collective agreement to digitise up to 10 million volumes as part of the Google Book…

Reed Elsevier will exit the defence exhibitions sector following pressure from its authors and customers.

Scientific research has not been hindered significantly by a recent proliferation of technology patents and licensing agreements, according to surveys in four countries.

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…

The Bundesrat, Germany's second parliamentary chamber, has passed a resolution supporting open access and scientific publishing.