OSA celebrates Open Access Week, recognises need for authors to have publishing options - October 25, 2013
In celebration of ‘Open Access Week,' The Optical Society (OSA) applauds those who are working together to develop sustainable options for maximising research investments, increasing the influence of published research, and enhancing the advancement of scholarship. OSA is the publisher of 16 high-quality peer-reviewed journals, of… Read More
IOP Publishing introduces new referee reward programme as part of the company’s OA policy - October 25, 2013
IOP Publishing (IOP), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Physics, has introduced a new referee reward programme as part of the company's open access policy. The move has been made to help recognise the contribution made by reviewers to the peer-review process. It will… Read More
Lethbridge College, Tyndale University and University of New Brunswick select OCLC WorldShare Management Services - October 25, 2013
Library information provider OCLC has announced that Lethbridge College, Tyndale University College and Seminary, and University of New Brunswick in Canada are now using OCLC WorldShare Management Services (WMS), moving library management services to the cloud. More than 240 libraries worldwide have selected WMS; more than… Read More
SAGE Open article compares and contrasts the disruptive tensions of open access publishing with MOOCs - October 24, 2013
Supporters of open academic content have long touted its ability to widen the impact and productivity of scholarship while relieving cost pressures in academia. While the development of open access (OA) publishing and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been labelled a disruption to publishing and the academic community, a… Read More
New BMJ Open study focuses on publishing priorities of biomedical research funders - October 24, 2013
Large medical research funding bodies are fully committed to open access publishing. But although smaller charitable funders back the principle, they worry about the impact open access will have on their budgets and their funded researchers, reveals a qualitative study published in the online journal BMJ… Read More
Elsevier to provide textbooks for five new edX MOOCs - October 24, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier has agreed to provide edX with Elsevier science and technology book content for up to five massive open online courses (MOOC). edX offers online learning to students on campus and millions of people around the world with its open-source platform. Elsevier will… Read More
