OASPA webinar focuses on the current state of OA publishing in different parts of the Global South - December 19, 2016
OASPA recently hosted a timely and wide-ranging discussion on the current state of open access publishing in different parts of the Global South. Xin Bi, University Librarian at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) and Editor and China Ambassador of the Directory for Open Access Journals (DOAJ) in… Read More
Australia’s Macquarie University advances its innovation agenda with IP and patent solutions from Clarivate Analytics - December 19, 2016
Macquarie University, one of Australia's leading public research universities, is boosting its innovation efforts by making global patent information and intellectual property (IP) analysis tools available to all students, researchers and academics utilizing flagship solutions from Clarivate Analytics. The university-wide access to… Read More
PKP’s Open Journal Systems now being used by over 10,000 active journals worldwide - December 19, 2016
Public Knowledge Project (PKP) has announced that its Open Journal Systems (OJS) is now being used by more than 10,000 active journals around the world. This makes OJS the leading online publishing platform, with more active titles than any other provider, including the major commercial publishers.… Read More
Beijing Normal University opts for Ex Libris Alma - December 19, 2016
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that Beijing Normal University (BNU) has opted for the Ex Libris Alma® library management service. The University has been using the Ex Libris Aleph® integrated library system since 2000, when it became the first university in China to adopt… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - December 19, 2016
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Iain Hrynaszkiewicz (Making research more accessible with Figshare); Kent Anderson (STM Week 2016 - Stray Thoughts on Security, Open Access, and Data); Sneha Kulkarni (Manipulating the peer review process: why it happens and how it might be prevented); and Phil… Read More
Figshare partners with Springer Nature to enhance research data discoverability - December 16, 2016
Figshare, an online digital repository for academic research, has announced a new partnership with Springer Nature to support BioMed Central and SpringerOpen authors who wish to openly share their supplementary data. Figshare is now hosting additional files from more than 300… Read More
