New research shows hybrid journals key for extending author choice - February 26, 2018
A report by the Publishing Research Consortium, Research Consulting and Pleiade Management & Consultancy has shown that hybrid journals play an important role in extending author choice. The report, which aims to understand authors' motivations when selecting to publish in Hybrid… Read More
International Organization for Standardization publishes latest edition of ISBN Standard - February 26, 2018
The fifth and latest edition of the ISBN Standard (ISO 2108) has now been published by ISO (International Organization for Standardization) - the world's largest developer of voluntary International Standards. ISBN (International Standard Book Number) is one of the best known standards in the world -… Read More
ISSN and DOAJ announce renewed partnership - February 26, 2018
DOAJ has announced the renewal of its partnership with ISSN. DOAJ is heavily reliant on issn.org (the ISSN database) as having a fully registered and confirmed ISSN is one of the first checks that the Editorial Team undertakes when considering applications. For DOAJ, obtaining an ISSN… Read More
Frontiers and Figshare partner to promote open data - February 26, 2018
Open-access scholarly publisher Frontiers recently announced its integration with Figshare's online digital repository ahead of Open Data Day. This broadens the types of supplementary data that can be included with Frontiers articles, and enhances the visualization, discoverability, citation and sharing of research… Read More
ARL releases Infographic illustrating how fair use promotes creation of new knowledge - February 26, 2018
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is releasing an infographic that illustrates how fair use advances innovation, creativity, and scholarship, ultimately allowing new knowledge to be created and shared, in conjunction with the Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2018. Fair use is an essential right under… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - February 26, 2018
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Fixing Instead of Breaking, Part Three - Blockchain, RA21, Privacy, and Trust); Emma Waecker (From Content Creation to Content Delivery: How EBSCO eBooksTM Builds an Accessible User Experience); Kip Jones and Lee-Ann Fenge (The "long tail" of research… Read More
