Ex Libris collaborates with Instructure to integrate Ex Libris Leganto reading‑list solution with the Instructure Canvas learning management system - May 5, 2015
Library automation solutions Ex Libris® Group announced that it will be collaborating with Instructure, a software as-a-service (SaaS) company and creator of the Canvas learning management system (LMS), as a member of Instructure's certified partnership program. Mutual customers of the two companies will benefit from the… Read More
Future Science OA supports early career researchers, announces its APC discount options - May 4, 2015
Future Science OA, the Gold (CC-BY) open access journal from Future Science Group, has announced its Article Processing Charge (APC) discounting options. Early Career Researchers, who are within the first 5 years of their career, will be eligible for a 50 percent discount on articles… Read More
International Society for Computational Biology and F1000Research announce partnership to produce ISCB Community Journal - May 4, 2015
The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) and F1000Research have announced the formation of an innovative partnership to produce the ISCB Community Journal - a new, dedicated, digital channel on the F1000Research publishing platform. The ISCB Community Journal will be launched… Read More
Portico and Pacific University Libraries announce preservation deal - May 4, 2015
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that Pacific University Libraries will preserve e-journals with Portico, ensuring that these e-journals will be secure and available into the future. The e-journals, published under an open access model, will remain open access through Portico if… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 4, 2015
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: David Crotty (Public Access: Getting Medical Information to Patients); Stephanie Harriman (Righting peer review: Are trust and incentives the key?); Christof Schöch (Fast and made to last: Academic blogs look to ensure long-term accessibility and stability of content); Joe Wikert… Read More
USTR’s 2015 Special 301 Report highlights key IP issues, misses out on importance of copyright concerns in Canada - May 4, 2015
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has applauded the release of the US Trade Representative (USTR) 2015 Special 301 Report, identifying many key copyright concerns and market-access barriers in U.S. trading partners. However, AAP is disappointed that the 2015 Report again fails to identify as a… Read More
