Research study shows ‘Google Generation’ is a myth
The assumption that youngsters born or brought up in the internet age are the most web-literate has been overruled according to a recent report.
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APA goes digital with University of Akron
APA announces digitisation agreement with University of Akron.
Access agreement for SAGE content
SAGE signs major nationwide licensing agreement for German academic sector.
DFG funds German licence for Nature archive
Universities and institutions in Germany now have access to the complete Nature archive from 1869-2007 following a national licence agreement
Librarian acknowledged for innovation, inspiration and leadership
Thomson Scientific awards the 2008 Quantum2 InfoStar Award to Ohio librarian Brian Gray
Digital library moves to National Center for Atmospheric Research
Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) moves to National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado.
Access to SAGE material in Asia
SAGE announces several new consortia agreements across Asia for 2008.
Swets and Innodata Isogen sign outsourcing pact
Innodata Isogen recently announced that it has signed a master services agreement with Swets, the world's leading subscription services company, to expand their ongoing…
AAP and STM criticise new NIH publication policy
Publisher bodies believe that the new NIH research publication policy undermines intellectual property rights and does not provide funding to implement the requirements.
Thomson Scientific launches Citation Impact Forum
Thomson Scientific today announced the launch of its Citation Impact Forum, an online forum promoting scholarly discussion about citation-based research evaluation.
US law provides free access to government funded research
Under new law NIH-funded researchers are required to offer their findings free to the public a year after they are published commercially.
Digital imperative brings more publications online
Technology provider Ingenta announces 16 new publisher clients and 16 client renewals.