LIBER welcomes library compromises, but TDM exception needs to go further - June 22, 2018
The Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER) has consistently fought for copyright reforms which support research and innovation in Europe. The report adopted by European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) on proposed changes to the Commission's Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive includes draft… Read More
University of Bristol selects OCLC Sustainable Collection Services to manage collections - June 22, 2018
The University of Bristol has selected OCLC Sustainable Collection Services (SCS) to help manage their print monographs as they transform their library space. Ranked as one of the top 50 universities in the world, the University of Bristol holds approximately 1… Read More
Atypon prepares its Literatum and nearly 1000 client websites for GDPR-compliance ahead of deadline - June 22, 2018
Atypon's online publishing platform, Literatum, and nearly 1000 websites it hosts became GDPR-compliant well ahead of the European Union's deadline, enabling Atypon customers to meet GDPR requirements. Atypon's implementation also gives publishers control of how most of those requirements are implemented on their sites. The… Read More
ProQuest’s Ebook Central platform to feature DRM-free titles - June 21, 2018
Researchers who use ProQuest's Ebook Central® platform will soon be able to download more than 100,000 DRM-free full books and DRM-free chapters from nearly 1 million books for access on any device. The move is part of ProQuest's ongoing commitment to improve usability and remove obstacles… Read More
The Canadian Mathematical Society and Cambridge University Press announce publishing partnership - June 21, 2018
The Canadian Mathematical Society and Cambridge University Press have announced a new publishing partnership beginning in January 2019. The Society's journals, the Canadian Journal of Mathematics and the Canadian Mathematical Bulletin, will join Cambridge's leading mathematics publishing programme. The Canadian Journal… Read More
Altmetric releases Explorer ‘Highlights’ and enhanced user experience - June 21, 2018
Data science company Altmetric has announced a new Altmetric Explorer feature, Highlights, and other useful interface enhancements that will make it easier and quicker for publishers, institutions, funders and researchers to track research influence as it happens. The Altmetric Explorer platform contains millions of collated… Read More
