ITHAKA extends JSTOR and Artstor access program - October 27, 2020
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to disrupt higher education, ITHAKA, the not-for-profit organisation behind the journal archive JSTOR, is extending the JSTOR and Artstor expanded access program through June 30, 2021 to help institutions in their shift to remote teaching. Institutions… Read More
UK universities joins Ex Libris RapidILL Community to provide library users with easy access to materials - October 27, 2020
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that five prominent UK universities — Imperial College London, UCL, the University of Liverpool, the University of Manchester, and the University of St Andrews — have decided to join the growing RapidILL community in the United Kingdom, giving their… Read More
Taylor & Francis digitally shares medical conference materials - October 26, 2020
Taylor & Francis has developed a new digital solution – launching in Open Access Week – that will enable medical academic conference materials to reach beyond their physical or virtual audience. The new publication option, ‘Open Access conference material supplements’, will allow… Read More
EIFL signs free Read & Publish agreement with IWAP - October 26, 2020
EIFL has signed a Read & Publish agreement with IWA Publishing – the publishing arm of the International Water Association – to provide free access to their 10 pay-walled journals for libraries as well as free open access publishing for corresponding authors in their 15 fully… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishes Journal of Correctional Health Care - October 26, 2020
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) has awarded the contract to publish Journal of Correctional Health Care to Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, effective January 2021. The Journal adds a strong component to the company’s portfolio… Read More
Bentham Science takes lead on Open Access management through Chronos Hub - October 26, 2020
Bentham Science is taking its Open Access (OA) management to the forefront by becoming the first publisher to fully leverage Chronos Hub. The collaboration serves to improve the authors' experience and guarantee compliance with their funders' and institution's publishing policies, as well as automating the payment… Read More