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Google puts Italy's film heritage on YouTube

US Internet giant Google and Italy's Istituto Luce-Cinecitta on Thursday announced a joint project to make much of the country's silver screen heritage available on a YouTube channel.

Crisis in academic publishing

"In almost every country in the world, research is supported by public funds. When researchers publish their results in academic journals, they do so for free. The results are also reviewed by peers for free. And journals ...

Demonstrating value remains elusive goal

Providing evidence of value remains an elusive goal for academic libraries across geographic borders, according to a new report published today. The findings are the results of a six-month research project commissioned by ...

Libraries, publishers at odds over access to e-books

Battle lines have been drawn between libraries and publishers over electronic books, and victory could hinge on a Supreme Court decision from when the high-tech news was the appearance of the first Model T on the market and ...

Mystery of Tasmanian devil tumour deepens - for now

(Phys.org) -- The degree of genetic difference to a tumor is not a factor in Tasmanian devils contracting the facial tumor disease, according to research led by the University of Sydney.

PlayStation game network takes online film tack

Sony is putting a videogame spin on popular online movie streaming services such as Netflix by giving members of its PlayStation Network access to a library of blockbusters for a monthly fee.

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