MIT Press and the University of Michigan Press announce plans to sell e-book collections directly to libraries - October 18, 2018
The MIT Press and the University of Michigan Press recently announced plans to start selling their ebook collections directly to libraries by creating their own distribution platforms. Previously, the publishers did not have a mechanism for selling to institutions directly. Instead,… Read More
Coalition of library and research community representatives submit proposed amendments to PSI directive - October 18, 2018
A coalition of library and research community representatives, comprising EBLIDA, DCC, IFLA and SPARC Europe, recently submitted their position and proposed amendments to the Directive 2003/98/EC on the reuse of public sector information. The two documents were shared with EU rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs with the… Read More
Tom Alexander, Taxonomy Manager, Cancer Research, and SAGE Research Methods Thesaurus win inaugural awards at Taxonomy Boot Camp London - October 18, 2018
The winners of two awards designed to highlight the very best practitioners and organisations working with taxonomies were announced at the Taxonomy Boot Camp in London. Nominations took place over the summer in two categories - Taxonomy Practitioner of the Year and Taxonomy Success of the… Read More
CCC to host ‘Copyright Compliance in a Digital World’ panel at 2018 Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting - October 18, 2018
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) will host a panel at the 2018 Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Annual Meeting at the Austin Convention Center, Ballroom BC, on ‘Managing Copyright Compliance in a Digital World.’ The event, scheduled for October 23 (9:00 am – 10:30 am),… Read More
First OASPA webinar in the Open Science Webinar Series scheduled for October 25 - October 18, 2018
The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) has announced the first webinar in the new Open Science Webinar Series: The Economics and Sustainability of Open Access. Scheduled for October 25, 2018, 8.30am EDT, this webinar is free and open to the public.… Read More
SAGE Publishing and British Medical Acupuncture Society partner to publish Acupuncture in Medicine - October 17, 2018
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing will partner with British Medical Acupuncture Society (BMAS) to publish Acupuncture in Medicine (AIM), a journal exploring scientific and clinical acupuncture, from January 2019. AIM focuses on scientific acupuncture research. The journal's policy is to take the Western medical approach by using… Read More
