JSTOR expands in the Sciences with Scientific American - August 3, 2017
JSTOR has announced an agreement with Springer Nature to include Scientific American in JSTOR. Scientific American is the authority on science and technology for a general audience, with coverage that explains how research changes our understanding of the world and shapes… Read More
Journal of High Energy Physics celebrates 20 years of open access electronic publishing - August 3, 2017
The Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP) celebrated its 20th anniversary in July 2017. The open access journal belongs to the international School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) in Trieste, Italy, and is published by Springer in collaboration with SISSA Medialab srl. JHEP covers world-leading research in… Read More
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley adopts Ex Libris Alma and Primo to unify library systems - August 3, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library management service and Primo® discovery and delivery solution. Established in 2013, UTRGV is now consolidating systems used by two former schools that… Read More
APA collaborates with Center for Open Science to offer preprint services, data repository and open science badges to authors - August 3, 2017
The American Psychological Association, the non-profit publisher of 90 psychology journals, has entered a partnership with the Center for Open Science to offer open science badges to authors, create an APA data repository to ease sharing and designate a preferred preprint server for APA journal articles.… Read More
The Czech Republic National Strategy of Open Access to Scientific Information and Data gets government approval - August 3, 2017
The Czech Republic National Strategy of Open Access to Scientific Information for 2017-2020 was approved by the Government on June 14, 2017. The strategy includes open access to publications and data (Data Management Plans) requirements for publicly funded research projects. Interoperable and OpenAIRE compatible open… Read More
The State Library of Iowa partners with Credo to expand Iowans’ access to foundational research materials - August 2, 2017
Students and residents across Iowa will now enjoy increased access to foundational research materials as the State Library of Iowa and Credo Reference have partnered on a state-wide agreement that will bring Credo's flagship exploratory research platform to public and academic libraries. At a time… Read More
