The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) has announced a collective agreement to digitise up to 10 million volumes as part of the Google Book Search project.
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Reed Elsevier will stop its defence shows
Reed Elsevier will exit the defence exhibitions sector following pressure from its authors and customers.
IP protection 'doesn't slow research'
Scientific research has not been hindered significantly by a recent proliferation of technology patents and licensing agreements, according to surveys in four countries.
979-prefixed ISBNs will appear early next year
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 assigned.
German resolution supports open access and publishers
The Bundesrat, Germany's second parliamentary chamber, has passed a resolution supporting open access and scientific publishing.
Danish Royal Library picks Ex Libris
The Royal Library of Denmark has chosen Ex Libris' Primo discovery and delivery product as the interface to all local and remote scholarly information resources.
Edinburgh University Press selects Atypon
Edinburgh University Press has chosen Atypon Systems to develop an online journals and reference work publication and hosting platform.
University of Manchester chooses Talis
The University of Manchester has used Talis Keystone to integrate its library services within its campus uPortal.
Brazilian researchers get Scopus access
Scopus is being made available to 44 of Brazil's leading universities and research institutes.
New society helps editors
A new membership organisation has been formed to support managing and technical editors of peer-reviewed journals.
African postgraduate doctors regularly use free online journals
Medical researchers and doctors in training regularly use online journals, even if they have to do so from their local internet cafe, according to new research published in BMC Health Services Research.
SAGE becomes Transfer Compliant
SAGE has signed the UKSG Project Transfer Code of Practice.