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Users at other institutions have also reported problems accessing the full text PDF files on Science Direct. If you do experience this problem, instead of directly opening the PDF file, you may find it necessary to right-click on the link and choose “Save As”.

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The OECD iLibrary contains all the publications and datasets released by OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), International Energy Agency (IEA), Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and International Transport Forum (ITF) since 1998 – some 390 complete databases, 2 500 working papers, 5 500 books, 14 000 tables and graphs, 21 000 chapters and articles.

Themes include:

• Economics – Over 13 000 published items including OECD Economic Outlook and OECD Economic Surveys;
• Education –  Over 4 000 published items including PISA and OECD Education Statistics;
• Development – Over 4 500 published items including Development Aid at a Glance and the International Development Statistics database;
• Governance – Over 2 000 published items including the OECD e-Government Studies.

Features include:

• Intuitive navigation by theme or country;
• Search and click directly to tables, chapters or articles;
• Content in context – related content is one click away;
• Links to previous editions, with the opti on to download any full-text item such as tables or chapters from the table of contents;
• Executive summaries available for key titles in up to 20 languages;
• Bilingual (English & French) user interface.

Access to the OECD iLibrary is offered free of charge to all National Library card holders and is available under the letter “O” in the Databases tab of the Portal bnu or by clicking here.

Getting started guides are available in English, German, Russian and Polish directly from OECD by clicking here.

INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF LIBRARY CONSORTIA (ICOLC)

ICOLC Response to the International Association of Scientific Technical and Medical (STM) Statement

Issued June 22, 2011

A recent statement by the International Association of Scientific Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) advocates a set of new guidelines for document delivery.   http://www.stm-assoc.org/industry-news/stm-statement-on-document-delivery/ While intellectual property laws vary from country to country, STM’s approach would radically alter well-established library practices that advance knowledge, support scholarship, and are compliant with current copyright laws.  The STM recommendations are in conflict with widely held principles that provide a copyright exception for interlibrary loan (ILL) activities. The regime anticipated by the STM statement would place unfair restrictions on researchers’ access to information. In particular, ICOLC contends that:

1. interlibrary loan, under existing principles and laws, is consistent with the three-step test of Berne;
2. cross-border deliveries are adequately and appropriately governed by current copyright law;.
3. digital document delivery directly to an end-user is best coordinated through the end-user’s library or community of learners;
4. libraries are able to deliver on-site articles to library walk-up patrons in any format, including both digital and print;
5. current copyright law appropriately places the burden on the library user to affirm that the documents they receive are for private, non-commercial use.

The ICOLC strongly supports IFLA’s Draft Library Treaty, Article 7, which states “It shall be permissible for a library or archive to supply a copy of any work. . . lawfully acquired or accessed by the library or archive, to another library or archive for subsequent supply to any of its users, by any means . . . provided that such use is compatible with fair practice as determined in national law.” http://www.ifla.org/files/clm/publications/tlib.pdf See also ARL’s statement clarifying legal protections afforded to libraries for national and international ILL use http://publications.arl.org/rli275/18, related documents http://publications.arl.org/rli275/4 and http://publications.arl.org/rli275 .

For further information please contact:

Helmut Hartmann, Director Central Office, Austrian Academic Consortium (Kooperation E-Medien Österreich Die Österreichische Bibliothekenverbund und Service GmbH), helmut.hartmann@obvsg.at +43 1 4035 158-56

Ann Okerson, Director, NERL Consortium, Associate University Librarian, Yale University, Ann.Okerson@yale.edu +1 203-432-1764

Mei-yuh Shih, CONCERT Project Manager, CONsortium on Core Electronic Resources in Taiwan, CONCER, mei@stpi.narl.org.tw +886-2-2737-7648

Tracy L. Thompson-Przylucki, Executive Director, New England Law Library Consortium (NELLCO), tracy.thompson@nellco.org +1 518-694-3026

Syun Tutiya, National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation, Japan tutiya@niad.ac.jp +81 42-307-1803

About the International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC)

The International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) has been in existence since 1996.  The Coalition is an international, informal group currently comprising approximately 200 library consortia in North and South America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa.  The member consortia serve all types and sizes of libraries.  ICOLC facilitates discussion among consortia on issues of common interest, and conducts one meeting per year in North America and one meeting per year in Europe.  The organization is dedicated to keeping its members informed about electronic information resources, pricing practices of electronic publishers and vendors, and other issues of importance to consortium directors and governing boards.  The Coalition also meets with the information provider community to discuss product offerings and issues of mutual concern.

More information about ICOLC can be found at http://www.library.yale.edu/consortia or contact Tom Sanville, Director, Library Services, LYRASIS, Suite 200, 1438 West Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, GA, Phone: 404-892-0943 ext. 4873; tom.sanville@lyrasis.org
 

The latest release of the Palgrave Dictionary of Economics includes 8 articles from a diverse set of areas: the aim has been to commission longer survey articles relevant to current issues.  Here is a selection:

• European Central Bank and monetary policy in the euro area: Since 1 January 1999 the European Central Bank (ECB) has had sole responsibility for monetary policy in the euro area. Its main aim is to maintain price stability over the medium term. The financial and economic crises of 2007–2011 made the tension between the single monetary policy and national responsibilities for economic policies and financial stability visible. …
• Euro zone crisis 2010: The euro zone crisis is commonly regarded as a sovereign debt crisis. This definition certainly applies to Greece, but the Irish case represents an almost pure specimen of a banking crisis voluntarily transformed into a sovereign crisis. …
• Economic impact of the Olympic Games: The Olympic Games are among the largest and most visible sporting events in the world. This article examines the financing of the Olympic Games, explores how the awarding of the Games has become a high-stakes contest, and analyzes the costs of running the Games and their economic impact on the host city and nation.

Check it out now! The Palgrave Dictionary of Economics is available under the letter “P” in the Databases tab of by clicking here.