University of California libraries acquire ebook collection - July 7, 2020
The University of California (UC) libraries have acquired a comprehensive collection of ebooks from the UC Press. The acquisition, which was funded by CDL, gives UC libraries perpetual access to nearly every UC Press title published since 1928, including the 2020 frontlist. In total, UC has… Read More
Rhodes University launches institutional research data repository, powered by Figshare - July 7, 2020
Rhodes University (RU) has announced the launch of a platform for storing and sharing research data and open educational resources available at https://researchdata.ru.ac.za/, powered by Figshare. The new platform will allow researchers to maintain control over the storing and sharing of… Read More
cOAlition S successfully completes tender process to develop the Plan S Journal Checker Tool - July 6, 2020
cOAlition S has announced that the tender process to develop the Plan S Journal Checker Tool has been successfully completed. The tender has been awarded to Cottage Labs, a UK data services and software company with solid experience in managing open access data for academia. Cottage… Read More
Emerald publishing partners with Research4Life to get more research openly accessible to developing nations - July 6, 2020
Academic publisher Emerald Publishing has joined the Research4Life partnership which gives the publisher the opportunity to aid the non-profit initiative in its mission to make research available across many of the world’s developing countries. Research4Life is a collective name for 5… Read More
FinELib and Taylor & Francis announce new ‘read & publish’ agreement - July 6, 2020
FinELib, the Finnish library consortium, and academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group have announced a new ‘read & publish’ agreement, which runs until the end of 2022. Along with continued access to Taylor & Francis and Routledge journals, researchers based at one of the 15… Read More
IOP Publishing online bookstore extends access to award-winning ebook collection - July 6, 2020
IOP Publishing has extended access to its award-winning ebook programme with the launch of its new online bookstore. For the first time, all the titles in the collection will be available to purchase individually in one place. The IOP ebooks collection brings together innovative digital… Read More
