The SHERPA/RoMEO service, which helps repository depositors find out about a publisher’s copyright position, now has over 500 publishers signed-up. By using this free service, users can quickly and easily “find a summary of permissions that are normally given as part of each publisher's copyright transfer agreement”. The service can be accessed at - http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/, and its 500 publisher press release at - http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/news/romeo500.htm.
(13/2/09)