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10 September 2012. The publisher plaintiffs who accused Georgia State University of copyright infringement in a lawsuit over course e-reserves aren’t happy with the outcome of that case. On Monday they said they would appeal a federal judge’s decision, handed … Continue reading →

07 September 2012 10:00 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills A £10 million Government investment announced today by Universities and Science Minister David Willetts will help universities with the transition to open access to publicly-funded research findings. The investment will … Continue reading →

4 September 2012. As ORCID prepares for the public launch of its Registry in October, we are excited to announce a number of organizations from across the scholarly community preparing to integrate with the ORCID Registry.  Participating in the ORCID … Continue reading →

30 August 2012. Today, we at HESA are releasing our brand new Canadian Research Rankings. We're pretty proud of what we've accomplished here, so let me tell you a bit about them.Unlike previous Canadian research rankings conducted by Research InfoSource, … Continue reading →

11 August 2012. There was more good news for Georgia State University and more bad news for the publisher plaintiffs on Friday in a closely watched lawsuit over the use of copyrighted material in e-reserves. In May, Judge Orinda Evans … Continue reading →

12 August 2012. In June 2012, DataCite and the International Association of STM Publishers (STM) issued a joint statement on the Linkability and Citability of Research Data (http://www.stm-assoc.org/2012_06_14_STM_DataCite_Joint_Statement.pdf). CrossRef is pleased to join and support this statement and the best … Continue reading →

22 July 2012. The ORCID Registry will go live in October, 2012.  At that time, individuals may register for a persistent ORCID ID and manage their ORCID record. In addition to the public Registry, included in the October release will … Continue reading →

17 July 2012. Scientific data: open access to research results will boost Europe's innovation capacityThe European Commission today outlined measures to improve access to scientific information produced in Europe. Broader and more rapid access to scientific papers and data will … Continue reading →

16 July 2012. The government is to make sure that publicly-funded research is made freely available to the public, starting as soon as late 2013, Universities and Science Minister David Willetts announced on 16 July. Currently most formally published research … Continue reading →

16 July 2012. Universities, businesses and the public to have better access to British scientific research and academic papers by 2014. The government has announced that it will make publicly funded scientific research available for anyone to read for free, … Continue reading →