Der Chef des Axel-Springer-Verlags, Mathias Döpfner, hat sich energisch gegen mögliche Staatshilfe für notleidende Verlage ausgesprochen. "Das wäre ein rabenschwarzer Tag für die Pressefreiheit in diesem Land und ein wahrer Tabubruch", sagte Döpfner im Gespräch mit dem Hamburger Nachrichten-Magazin DER SPIEGEL. "Selbst ein bankrottes Medienunternehmen ist besser als ein staatlich finanziertes und gelenktes."
The University of California libraries have entered into an agreement with Springer Science+Business Media to publish faculty journal articles and allow free, open access to them.
"Under the terms of the agreement, articles
by UC-affiliated authors accepted for
publication in a Springer journal beginning in 2009 will be published
using Springer Open Choice with full and immediate open access. There
will be no separate per-article charges, since costs have been factored
into the overall license
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New eBook Feature: Introducing MyCopy
Pilot project allows eBook users to order soft cover books through SpringerLink
MyCopy
Springer has launched MyCopy powered by SpringerLink, a pilot project to expand its services to eBook users.
What is MyCopy?
MyCopy allows a library’s registered patrons to order soft cover copies, for their personal use, of those Springer eBooks that the library has previously purchased. Initially, 11 selected libraries and research institutions in the USA and Canada take part in the pilot project with more test partners set to join in early 2009.
How does it work?
The MyCopy offer is currently valid for more than 11,000 eBooks out of a total of 29,00 Springer eBooks published since 2005. MyCopy books feature a full color cover while the book content itself is printed in black and white. They can be ordered by registered patrons at libraries that have previously purchased a Springer eBook collection. All MyCopy books are priced at $24.95 (including shipping and handling within the USA and Canada).
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