Implementation of the
Copyright Directive (2001/29/EC)
UK Patent Office, October 31These Regulations, the Copyright and
Related Rights Regulations 2003 (SI 2003 No. 2498) will come into force on 31
October 2003. Copies of these Regulations can be bought from the Stationery Office.
Oxfam expands book chain as bookworms scent
second-hand bargains
Oxfam Press Release, October 31
Oxfam is planning to expand its specialist bookshops chain because of
unprecedented demand for second-hand books.
The charity - which is Europe's biggest second-hand book retailer - has 60
dedicated bookstores in the UK. It will now open between 10 and 15 more next year.
Media Square acquires PrePrint Imaging
Media Square Press release, October 24
Media Square has bought PrePrint Imaging, the marketing group recently placed in
administration. PrePrint provides marketing services support, encompassing the production
of catalogues, brochures, point of sale materials and flyers for major high street and
home shopping retailers.
Microsoft releases Office
2003
IT Director.com, October 23
On Tuesday 21st October, Microsoft announced the long-awaited release of Microsoft
Office 2003. The main thrust of Office 2003 is in supporting not just document creation
but the whole information worker's information work cycle from search, access, creation,
sharing through to publication.
Time Warner loses
subscribers
Print source: The Times, October 23
Times Warner has reported that
it has lost 700,000 subscribers in one quarter.
Time Warner investigation
Print source: The Times, October 23
The US Securities and Exchange
Commission has subpoenaed several current and former executives of Times Warner as part of
investigation into an advertising deal with Germany's Bertelsmann.
ValueClick buys marketer
Commission Junction
CNET News.com, October 10
ValueClick said it agreed to buy privately held Commission Junction for about
$58 million in cash, another sign of consolidation in the online marketing business. Under
the deal, ValueClick will fold Commission Junction's business and customers, including its
eBay part, into its own affiliate network, Be Free.
Public Library of Science Launches PLoS Biology:
PLoS announcement, October 13
The movement to provide free online access to results of scientific and medical
research took an important step forward today with the launch of PLoS Biology - the
first open access journal from the Public Library of Science (PLoS) publishers. The
inaugural issue, available online and in print, features peer-reviewed research articles
on diverse topics---ranging from malaria genetics to elephant evolution---authored by
prominent scientists from around the world.
Overture and Microsoft Extend Search
Distribution Relationship
Clickz News, October 17
Overture Services, Inc., a global leader in commercial search services on the Internet
and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO), today announced it has
extended its search distribution relationship with Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) in the
United States and United Kingdom through June 2005.
Under the terms of the new deal, the companies have entered into a paid placement
search agreement to provide Overture search results to U.S. and UK users of MSN Search.
The agreement provides for the companies to potentially expand into additional countries.
Free
online journal seeks revolution in science publishing
SignOnSanDiego.com, October 16
A new online journal aims to radically alter scientific publishing, breaking the
stranglehold that expensive private journals have on the details of most discoveries by
making vital research freely available on the Internet.
The San Francisco-based Public Library of Science, though backed by leading academics
including Nobel laureates, was dismissed as idealistic and unfeasible by many in the
scientific and publishing communities when announced over the summer.
PLoS: www.plos.org
CNET
Networks Reports Third Quarter 2003 Financial Results
Business Wire, October 16
CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNET) reported that revenues for the third quarter
ended September 30, 2003 totaled $57.7 million, a 3 percent increase compared to revenues
of $56.3 million for the same period of 2002
PennWell Names New Oil & Gas Journal Publisher
Yahoo Finance, October 16
PennWell Corporation has elected Tim Tobeck as vice president and group publisher of
Oil & Gas Journal, the world's leading magazine serving the global petroleum industry
since 1902 as a weekly magazine
EMC buys Documentum
VNU Net, October 15
Storage giant EMC is to buy document management vendor Documentum for $1.7bn
Penton Media, Inc.announces release of third-quarter 2003 earnings
Yahoo Finance, October 10
Penton Media, Inc announced that it will release third-quarter 2003 earnings on
Thursday, November 6
The threat of piracy
is increasing
The Bookseller, October 10
Publishers must step up their efforts to tackle spiralling levels of book piracy around
the world, a meeting led by the UK Publishers Association heard. Strong
action against piracy was vital if emerging markets were to be fully exploited, the
Frankfurt anti-piracy meeting was told.
ValueClick to Acquire Commission Junction
Yahoo Finance, October 10
ValueClick, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire
Commission Junction, a privately-held affiliate marketing technology and services company
located in Santa Barbara, California. ValueClick intends to combine Commission Junction
with Be Free
5 million
articles on ScienceDirect®
Elsevier Press release, October 9
Elsevier announced today that five million articles are now available on
its premier electronic platform ScienceDirect
giving researchers around the globe desktop access to an unsurpassed critical mass of
information.
Six
in a Row for Yahoo
Tech News.Com, October 9
Yahoo! reported its sixth-straight quarter of profitability, and it
declared that the future remains bright and shiny, boosting its revenue forecast for 2003
to $1.43 billion from a previous estimate of $1.31 billion. Yahoo Inc says
third-quarter profit more than doubled and that biggest and fastest-growing driver of
revenue and profit was advertising, not fees; revenue was $356.8 million, up 43 percent.
Windows & .NET Magazine receives Web Award
Yahoo Finance, October 8
Penton Media Inc.'s Windows & .NET Magazine Network was awarded the Standard of
Excellence Web Award for its Web site winnetmag.com by the Web Marketing Association
(WMA).
Science Direct puts 180 years of Lancet
backlist online.
Elsevier Press release, October 8
Elsevier have now made The Lancet's backfile available online on Science Direct
- 340,000 articles published since 1823.
An Economic
Analysis of Scientific Research Publishing
The Wellcome Trust, October 8
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of an industry that generates some £22
billion annually.
The report has been published to support constructive dialogue between key players in the
scientific publishing field - publishers, researchers, academic institutions and funders.
Nobel Prize
in Literature for 2003 is awarded to John Maxwell Coetzee
Nobel Foundation, October 2
Coetzee becomes the fourth African writer since 1980 to win the prestigious award.
EBSCO Publishing acquires Cinahl Information Systems
EBSCO Press release, October 2
EBSCO
Publishing announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Cinahl Information
Systems from Glendale Adventist Medical Center, in Glendale, California.
(PRS note: CINAHL is a nursing and allied health
database).
Advanstar Communications has purchased Thomson Healthcare assets
Advanstar Press release, October 1
Advanstar Communications has purchased Thomson Healthcare’s Medical Economics,
Dental and Veterinary publishing portfolio serving primary and speciality healthcare
segments as well as nursing, dental and veterinary professionals. The purchase price was
$135 million, which was paid in cash. In total, Advanstar purchased 15 magazines, one
veterinary tradeshow and conference, and a significant special projects group.
Libraries
in 2020: The World is Changing — Are We?
The Gale Report, October 2003
Interesting article about how library patrons' needs are changing and the world is
changing and questioning how the library community is responding.
Data Protection scam
Information Commissioner's Office
Readers are advised that a data protection scam is currently in operation. For further
details, including a full list of spurious organisations - please refer to the Information
Commissioner's website. Individuals posing as "collectors on behalf of data
protection" are attending business premises requesting payment for Data Protection
Registration. These "collectors" produce identification cards and receipt books
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