Final SOAP results, which will be presented on 13 January, show widespread researcher support for open-access publication
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Germany and UK work together on First World War archive
The German National Library, Oxford University and Europeana will digitise family papers and memorabilia from the First World War
Jönköping University buys SAGE Research Methods Online
Jönköping University, Sweden, signs six-year purchase of SAGE Research Methods Online
Springer announces API challenge
Springer has announced a competition for original, non-commercial applications using Springer metadata and content APIs
Springer provides e-book and book services to Atlantis Press
French scientific publishing house transfers production, marketing and distribution for its portfolio of books to Springer
Research Libraries UK calls for cuts in big deal prices
Research Libraries UK has said it will not support future journal big deals unless they show real price reductions
SkyRiver joins Library of Congress cooperative cataloguing
SkyRiver is now an active NACO node within the Library of Congress Program for Cooperative Cataloging
Increased Google access doubles CAB Direct usage
Usage of CAB Direct platform more than doubles after Semantico increases Google access
NPG experiments look at community research practice
Two new experiments aim to help to improve best practices for pre-publication data sharing and drafting of community standards in the genomics research community
Elsevier joins CrossRef Cited-by Linking
Elsevier has joined CrossRef's Cited-by Linking Service, which allows CrossRef member publishers to display links on an article page to other articles that cite that particular document
Portico preserves CrossRef metadata
CrossRef's bibliographic and reference metadata will be preserved in the Portico archive
AirPAC for smartphones now in 70 libraries
More than 70 libraries around the world are now using AirPAC for Smartphones from Innovative Interfaces to extend their service to mobile devices