November 3, 2015

Springer Nature implements ORCID unique digital identifiers for books and chapters

Metadata, PublishersNovember 3, 2015

(2 November 2015) Springer Nature will collaborate with ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) to provide the work of book authors, chapter authors and book editors with digital identifiers, ensuring the recognition of their work. These identifiers can be linked to the researcher’s contributions to enhance scientific discovery and collaboration within the research community. Springer…

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Tribute to Mr Antonio Santos – Director, National Library of the Philippines

Asia Pacific, LibrariesNovember 3, 2015

(2 November 2015) The National Library of Philippines has announced with deep sorrow the passing of its Director Antonio Santos on 22nd October 2015 while on a business trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He had been the Director of the National Library of the Philippines for almost 4 years, and was the Law Librarian at the…

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Court orders shutdown of Libgen, Bookfi and Sci-Hub

(2 November 2015) A New York District Court has granted Elsevier’s request for a preliminary injunction against several sites that host academic publications without permission. As a result the site’s operators are now ordered to quit offering access to infringing content, while the associated registries must suspend their domain names. Torrentfreak has the story.

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