AIP Publishing signs multi-year Read and Publish agreement with Tokyo University of Science - July 14, 2020
AIP Publishing, a leading not-for-profit scholarly publisher in the physical sciences, has announced that they have signed a multi-year ‘Read and Publish’ agreement with the Tokyo University of Science (TUS) in Japan. The agreement reflects the publisher’s commitment to developing a transformative publishing model that… Read More
Karger Publishers finalises open access agreement with Swiss Consortium - July 14, 2020
Four Swiss universities have accepted the Publish & Access offer for 2020 negotiated by Karger Publishers and the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries (CSAL). The contract, which will initially be concluded for a pilot year, is offering access to all Karger e-journals (including backfiles) and… Read More
EDP Sciences launches its brand-new submission system NESTOR with full video integration - July 14, 2020
EDP Sciences has announced the launch of its brand-new submission system New Editorial System Tool for Research (NESTOR) with full video integration provided by Cadmore Media. Over the course of 2019, NESTOR has been developed entirely in-house by a small, talented team.… Read More
WSU joins open-access publishing model with ACM to ensure publication of articles under open-access license - July 14, 2020
Washington State University (WSU) has joined an open-access publishing model with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society. The agreement will ensure that articles and proceedings papers authored by WSU-affiliated personnel are published under an… Read More
Libraries choosing plans to implement the FOLIO Library Services Platform as Goldenrod Release nears - July 14, 2020
Libraries around the world are beginning to implement FOLIO, the open source Library Services Platform (LSP), as it approaches a named release that signals a significant achievement in the development of initial apps, features and functionality. The open source project, which leverages expertise from libraries,… Read More
Frankfurter Buchmesse presents its digital concept - July 13, 2020
In October, books, literature and authors are traditionally the focus of life in Frankfurt. To ensure that remains the case in the year of COVID-19, Frankfurter Buchmesse (14–18 October 2020) has developed a wide-ranging digital programme to complement the face-to-face meetings that will take place on… Read More