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2 May 2014

AAP welcomes USTR 2014 Special 301 Report The Association of American Publishers, the largest trade association representing the US book and journal publishing industry, has welcomed the release of the US Trade Representative (USTR) 2014 Special 301 Report and the countries listed. AAP expresses concern, however, that the harm stemming from Canada's undefined 'education' as fair dealing exception was not listed among the priority issues requiring deeper bilateral engagement in the Report's section addressing that country. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Evidence Based Preclinical Medicine launches as part of Wiley Open Access publishing program Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the launch of Evidence Based Preclinical Medicine (EBPM) as part of the Wiley Open Access publishing program. EBPM is the first journal dedicated to publishing systematic review protocols and systematic reviews which summarise data from animal studies on subjects relevant to human health. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme ProQuest acquires Pi2 Solutions ProQuest has acquired UK-based Pi2 Solutions, an industry leader in product literature databases, workflow tools and related outsourcing services for global pharmaceutical companies. The company plans to align Pi2 with its ProQuest Dialog corporate information service to create an integrated solution for pharmacovigilance and expand ProQuest's presence in the pharmaceutical industry. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Jisc in deal with scientific journal publishers to provide free trial access to medical and scientific journals Jisc has announced an agreement with scientific journal publishers. A year-long pilot will allow staff working across the NHS in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland free trial access to some of the most respected medical and scientific journals so they can read for themselves the latest trials and research. This is good news for evidence-based healthcare and will give healthcare professionals the opportunity to weigh up the latest developments in the study of disease. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme World Health Organization joins Europe PubMed Central The World Health Organization (WHO) will become a member of the open access repository Europe PubMed Central (Europe PMC), joining 25 other life sciences and biomedical research funders. The announcement is in preparation for the launch of the WHO open access policy on July 1, 2014. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Gale's new InterLink technology enables users to make real-world discoveries Gale, part of Cengage Learning, has announced the launch of InterLink, a new technology that connects current articles from newspapers, magazines and journals with contextual reference content found within e-books on Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL), Gale's e-book platform. InterLink document-level hyperlinking is available free across all Gale InfoTrac periodical products, such as Academic OneFile and General OneFile, with plans to incorporate the technology into other resources. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Royal Society of Chemistry responds to Pfizer's proposed takeover of AstraZeneca The Royal Society of Chemistry together with members of the Drug Discovery Pathways Group - Society of Biology, Biochemical Society and British Pharmacological Society –has issued a statement in response to news of a possible takeover of UK pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca by Pfizer. The joint statement notes that whatever the outcome of Pfizer's declared interest in taking over AstraZeneca, it is another sign of the global trend for pharmaceuticals. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme You are receiving this email newsletter as part of your Knowledgespeak membership. You can unsubscribe instantly from any of our email newsletters by clicking here.

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