(6 March 2015) eBook readers in the European Union will soon have to spend more. An EU court deems eBooks “electronically supplied services” rather than products, preventing them from being taxed at the lower rates print books can. The standard value-added tax (VAT) rates in EU member states varies, but in Luxembourg and France, it’s…
(March 2015) After all the hard work that scholars put into their research, they are eager to have the papers reporting on their work widely read. Many understand that publishing their article in an open access journal provides them with the opportunity to reach the widest possible audience. However, lingering concerns about the quality of…
(6 March 2015) The Hong Kong Baptist University is looking for an experienced, innovative and dynamic leader to assume the position of University Librarian. Applications and nominations are invited for suitable candidates who will offer strategic leadership to the Library, including management oversight of all library operations in order to ensure the continued successful planning…
SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) has announced that the theme for this year’s 8th International Open Access Week will be “Open for Collaboration.” The theme highlights the ways in which collaboration both inspires and advances the Open Access movement—from the partnerships behind launching initiatives such as PLOS and ImpactStory, to the working relationships…
(4 March 2015, Pretoria) An MoU has been signed here between India and South Africa for digital images of the copies of ‘Indian Opinion’, a newspaper established by Mahatma Gandhi, to provide an authentic open source archive on the iconic leader’s life and times. Indian High Commissioner Ruchi Ghanashyam and Chief Executive of the National Library of South Africa (NLSA), Rocky…
(2 March 2015) The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) Library has partnered with Softlink to implement the Liberty Library Management System, a move that has allowed the reference library to offer online access to their extensive catalogue of sporting resources. The MCC Library has replaced their Library Management System of twenty five years with Liberty in…
(March 2015) SPIE Spotlights are a new eBook series featuring concise, digital-only publications that either summarize a broad topic or highlight a specific niche. Written for a wide audience, these peer-reviewed eBooks get straight to the point, highlighting the most important aspects of the given subject. The first Spotlight eBooks are now available. Each Spotlight…
(3 March 2015) The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) started its second year of operation and celebrates the publication of the first 5,000 articles. More than 18,000 scientists from 86 countries have benefited from this open access initiative, publishing articles at no direct costs. All these open access articles have…
(March 2015) ACM Books is a new series of high quality books for the computer science community published by ACM in collaboration with Morgan & Claypool Publishers. The series includes books from across the entire spectrum of computer science subject matter and will appeal to computing practitioners. The series will initially focus on four kinds…
(2 March 2015, Englewood, Colo.) IHS has announced the expanded relationship with IFIS that allows IHS to host and sell the FSTA® database – a comprehensive resource of food science, technology and nutrition information. The FSTA® database is now accessible via the common IHS platform that centralizes access to engineering standards and technical knowledge. The…
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