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Ten recommendations for libraries to get started with research data management

31/08/2012

The LIBER e-science working group published "Ten Recommendations for libraries to get started with research data management".     The Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER) installed the ‘E-Science working group’ in 2010 to investigate the role libraries can and should play in the field of E-Science. The group decided to focus on ...

Springer expands its Open Access Portfolio with E-Books

30/08/2012

Springer announced at the Beijing International Book Fair that it has expanded its Open Access (OA) publishing program to include a full open access option for electronic books. This new service joins the Springer’s already existing SpringerOpen Journals, Biomed Central Journal Portfolio and Springer Open Choice programs. The announcement ...

"We are all in this together": Library consortia cost sharing models

29/08/2012

In the article "We are all in this together", the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) is looking at different library consortia cost sharing models. The author is Emma Farrow, Programme Officer in Library Development at INASP. Shared subscription costs on online journals Library consortia are collaborations ...

Ivorian agricultural scientists set up a common system to open up research

27/08/2012

Good news for Open Access in Cote d’Ivoire. More than a dozen agricultural research institutes in Côte d'Ivoire have decided to open up access to their research results and set up a national database of research results and technologies. Improve the communication of research results to farmers The ...

VIVO to Join DuraSpace Organization Incubator Initiative

27/08/2012

VIVO Project leaders and the DuraSpace organization announced last week at the VIVO 2012 conference the intention for VIVO to join DuraSpace as an Incubator project, the first step towards establishing the VIVO project as part of a sustainable non-profit organization. DuraSpace will provide VIVO with infrastructure and guidance to continue ...