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In Memoriam Seiji Sato, 1934 - 2012

 With the passing away of Seiji Sato, on 19 January, 2012, the former President of Ohmsha, Tokyo, the STM Community has lost one of its most colorful members. Seiji-san joined his company in … Continue reading →

15 February 2012. Yesterday, an international alliance of publishers and publishers’ associations achieved an important success in the combat against internet piracy. Despite significant technical and legal obstacles, the alliance was able to locate the alleged operators of both the … Continue reading →

On February 14, 2012, the Association of American University Presses issued a statement regarding the current debate over public access to the results of federally funded research. Two opposing bills on this subject are before Congress, the Research Works Act … Continue reading →

13 February 2012. The Royal Society of Chemistry is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr James Milne as Managing Director, Publishing. Dr Milne is a publishing professional with more than 20 years experience in Scientific, Technical and Medical (STM) … Continue reading →

9 February 2012. U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (D-PA) introduced a bill today that is a direct counterpart to the proposed Research Works Act (RWA), which has stirred deep opposition among researchers, librarians, and advocates of open access. Doyle’s bill, Federal … Continue reading →

9 February 2012. More economic gloom has been forecast for 2012, with the Eurozone's debt troubles set to deepen. So what does the constant drip of bad news items on bailouts, double-dip recessions and austerity cuts mean for higher education … Continue reading →

8 February 2012. Over the past 12 months, mobile access to the Internet nearly doubled to 8.5 percent, not counting tablets, according to data released this week by StatCounter, a Web analytics company. The vast majority of Internet usage is … Continue reading →

January 26, 2012. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) announces the release of the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries, a clear and easy-to-use statement of fair and reasonable approaches to fair use developed … Continue reading →

20 January 2012. The push for controversial legislation known as SOPA and PIPA appears to have unraveled completely after leaders in both the House and Senate put the bills on ice. In a press release this morning, Rep. Lamar Smith … Continue reading →

20 January 2012 The PEER Economics Research Team headed by Professor Paola Dubini, ASK Research Center, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy has completed the economics research commissioned by PEER. PEER (Publishing and the Ecology of European Research) is investigating the effects of … Continue reading →