Following roll out to English-speaking nations, the App Center will be introduced to seven additional countries.
Posted 10 July 2012
Widespread dissent leads to government 'disowning' law that would allow trade in personal information.
Posted 9 July 2012
Professional bodies call for MEPs to reject ACTA.
Posted 4 July 2012
A previously lost 'sensational' map naming America has resurfaced after more than 100 years.
Posted 4 July 2012
New award to recognise the impact of health library services in developing and transition countries.
Posted 3 July 2012
The publication of the White Paper coincides with the launch of a revamped website.
Posted 28 June 2012
Task Force to help scholarly community make the best OA choices.
Posted 28 June 2012
NPG's fastest growing journal increases author license options.
Posted 28 June 2012
UK's top six broadband providers will be responsible for sending warnings to subscribers.
Posted 28 June 2012
The commercial and social value of open cultural data is recognised by the EU.
Posted 22 June 2012
Finalists for best new journal and publishing innovation awards announced.
Posted 21 June 2012
The winner of the De Gruyter Saur/ IFLA Research Paper Award 2012 has been announced.
Posted 19 June 2012
US publishers report that e-book revenues are higher than hardcover revenues.
Posted 18 June 2012
Agreement reached which 'respects the rights of authors'.
Posted 17 June 2012
Information and media monitoring service sold to competitive intelligence company.
Posted 17 June 2012
The DPC is calling for nominations for its tenth anniversary Awards.
Posted 15 June 2012
Expanded tweets offer content previews from partner websites.
Posted 14 June 2012
The momentum behind open access is driving new research publishing models.
Posted 14 June 2012
Agreement is 'first step' towards harmonising copyright rules across the EU.
Posted 11 June 2012
German publisher plans to become a leading digital player.
Posted 6 June 2012
Submission rates are increasing overall but with stronger growth in emerging nations.
Posted 6 June 2012
Report highlights an increasingly mobile and multi-tasking online population.
Posted 31 May 2012
Should public libraries sell e-books? A short survey is seeking opinions.
Posted 30 May 2012
The 2009 European e-privacy directive has now been implemented in the UK, despite ongoing confusion.
Posted 30 May 2012
Programme announced for conference focusing on effective use of social media.
Posted 24 May 2012
Online forum broadening participation and debate ahead of this year's Digital Agenda Assembly.
Posted 23 May 2012
The UK's ODI is scheduled to open in September 2012.
Posted 23 May 2012
The ESF awards the annual Latsis Prize for outstanding research.
Posted 18 May 2012
OA will ensure free movement of researchers and ideas in Europe.
Posted 18 May 2012
Two days of hacking and sharing for anyone interested in open bibliographic metadata.
Posted 16 May 2012
Facebook planning a central place for users to locate apps.
Posted 16 May 2012
DCMS is exploring options to transfer the administration of PLR.
Posted 10 May 2012
The BBC's Roly Keating will join the BL in September 2012.
Posted 10 May 2012
Munich University Department votes to cancel subscriptions.
Posted 8 May 2012
Researchers at LISU calling for participation from academic librarians.
Posted 7 May 2012
Official launch of data analytics service.
Posted 5 May 2012
Evidence emerging about the benefits of OA to research articles.
Posted 3 May 2012
Scottish university is named UK's number one for library and information management studies.
Posted 2 May 2012
CodeForScience competition looking for apps and mash-ups that use Elsevier content.
Posted 26 April 2012
Report provides guidance for libraries, archives and museums on user generated metadata.
Posted 25 April 2012
Netflix, which launched in the UK and Ireland earlier this year, plans to increase its European presence.
Posted 25 April 2012
Project seeks to discover well used and respected LIS research resources.
Posted 19 April 2012
The US digital textbook rental service will target UK students.
Posted 18 April 2012
The libraries are planning to digitise 1.5 million pages of ancient texts.
Posted 17 April 2012
Successful fundraising campaign enables BL to acquire the earliest intact European book.
Posted 17 April 2012
Law students at an Austrian university have brought about changes in Facebook's data disclosure policies.
Posted 13 April 2012
The European Commission wants to explore the best possible framework to realise the potential benefits of the Internet of Things.
Posted 13 April 2012
JISC InfoNet research uncovers the costs to universities of fulfilling Freedom of Information requests.
Posted 12 April 2012
The Wellcome Trust is to launch a free to view open access journal called eLife.
Posted 10 April 2012
Newspapers collaborating on shared payment system.
Posted 9 April 2012