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'Record reference numbers reflect research growth'
23 August 2007
The American Chemical Society claims chemistry research is thriving as its Abstracts Service logs a record number of references
German research society signs Thomson contract
23 August 2007
The Fraunhofer Society selects Thomson Scientific's research database to help members win grants
Gilde acquires Royal Swets and Zeitlinger
22 August 2007
Dutch investment firm, Gilde, buys subscription agent, Royal Swets and Zeitlinger, with plans to expand business into new markets
Cairo University updates operations
20 August 2007
Touted as a model of library automation in the Middle East, Cairo University has chosen the so-called Millenium platform, designed by US library systems provider Innovative, to boost operations.
BioMed Central and HHMI seal open access deal
20 August 2007
In a bid to boost publication exposure, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute is to pay the processing charges for articles published by its researchers in BioMed Central's open access journals.
Iraq national library invaded by troops
17 August 2007
Global library federations urge government intervention as Iraqi librarians and national archives placed at risk from US and Iraq troops
Proquest's Prisma tops 100 titles
17 August 2007
US digital content provider, Proquest, claims its social sciences database, Publicaciones y Revistas Sociales y Humanisticas (Prisma), now holds more than 100 full text journals
Emerald clinches deal with Italian universities
16 August 2007
Emerald Group Publishing, UK, has penned a five year deal with Italy's largest university consortium
Sage publications available online to Australian libraries
15 August 2007
The Council of Australian University Librarians has joined forces with Sage to offer online access to more than 450 of the publisher's journals
SNSF unveils open access directive
15 August 2007
In a bid to drive so-called open access publishing forward, the Swiss National Science Foundation reveals a new directive on open access for SNSF-sponsored researchers
Cornell University joins Google Book Search
10 August 2007
Cornell University Library, US, is the newest partner in the Google Book Search Library Project
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