Pensoft introduces mandatory data audit for data papers - October 22, 2019
Building on ten years of experience in biodiversity data extraction, publishing and dissemination, scholarly publisher and technology provider Pensoft has introduced mandatory data audit for data papers submitted to any relevant journal across its exclusively open access portfolio. The solution leverages both manual and technological expertise… Read More
Chalmers University of Technology becomes first institution to go live with FOLIO Library Service platform - October 22, 2019
Chalmers University of Technology has become the first university library to go live with FOLIO with hosting services from EBSCO Information Services. FOLIO is an open source service platform created by a community of librarians, services providers and developers. Adopting the FOLIO platform allows Chalmers to… Read More
ARL celebrates Open Access Week 2019: Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge - October 22, 2019
Open Access Week, a global event now entering its 12th year, is an opportunity for the academic and research community to learn about the benefits of open access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make open access a new norm… Read More
Credo Reference partners with Oxford University Press to offer premium titles in its core collections - October 22, 2019
Credo Reference announced that a new partnership with Oxford University Press (OUP) adds access to a curated selection of highly regarded reference titles to its Credo Reference platform, including recent, recommended, and award-winning titles. Titles will begin to be added in early… Read More
OA popular with researchers but full potential remains untapped, reports new global study - October 21, 2019
Researchers are in favour of widening access to research but remain largely unaware of initiatives and services that have been established to encourage growth of open access (OA). New figures released for Open Access Week, reveal little consensus when it comes to permitting reuse of published research. The survey of… Read More
The British Academy publishes new report on open access and book chapters - October 21, 2019
The British Academy has published a new report exploring the opportunities and challenges of widening open access for book chapters. ‘Open Access and Book Chapters’ was commissioned by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to inform future open access policy and to underpin the decisions that UK… Read More
