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Tuesday, October 07, 2014
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European Law Works to Move Copyright Into the 21st Century
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by Nancy K. Herther
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Technische Universität (TU) Darmstadt digitized a book from German publisher Eugen Ulmer KG without receiving permission in order to post sections of it for course reading. Eugen Ulmer filed suit, and on Sept. 11, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that libraries, "for the purpose of research or private study," can digitize works as a legitimate fair use exemption to European Union (EU) copyright law, with some specific limitations. This decision is the most recent effort by the EU to translate existing law and common practices into the evolving realities of 21st-century technology and society.
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CrossRef Integrates Services With PKP
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CrossRef teamed up with the PKP (Public Knowledge Project) open source software initiative to help publishers on PKP's Open Journal Systems (OJS) management platform use CrossRef's services more effectively. Their agreement provides for software features such as an enhanced CrossRef plug-in for OJS that automates DOI (digital object identifier) deposits and the creation of new tools for extracting references from submissions.
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Semantico Will Build Content Platform for IOS Press
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IOS Press selected Semantico to create its new content platform, which has a planned 2015 launch with a streamlined content delivery infrastructure, better discoverability, and enhanced search functionality. The publisher's growing collection of STM books and journals cover topics such as the computer sciences, mathematics, medicine, and the natural sciences.
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OCLC Produces White Paper on Econtent in Libraries
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OCLC worked with a group of professionals from libraries and content providers to release a white paper, "Success Strategies for Electronic Content Discovery and Access." It identifies data quality issues in the content supply chain and gives recommendations for improved econtent usage, discovery, and access in libraries.
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Make Research Easier With These Five Tools
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by Brandi Scardilli
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Students looking for help writing research papers can turn to an online reference manager to streamline the process. Several popular tools provide platforms that store articles, features that generate bibliographies, and functionality that encourages collaboration on projects. But these tools aren't just for people taking college courses. Anyone who needs a way to keep his research organized can benefit from one of the following services.
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Download Our October Editorial Sampler
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Want to review some articles from our library publications? Download the free October content sampler (PDF) of recent articles and an exclusive subscription offer for Computers in Libraries magazine.
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