Research Square and Dimensions partner to provide citation data on preprints - May 7, 2020
The preprint platform Research Square has partnered with Dimensions to provide early citation data on preprints. The Dimensions Badge will now display on all Research Square preprints that have been cited and will provide four different types of data: the total citations,… Read More
Only 10% of global research output relates to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, says new Digital Science report - May 7, 2020
Technology company Digital Science has released a report highlighting the growth in research around the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report Contextualising Sustainable Development Research, which was produced by Digital Science’s Consultancy Group, looks at the state of the world’s… Read More
More open access for CERN authors with a new agreement with IOPP - May 7, 2020
CERN has signed a ‘publish and read’ agreement with IOP Publishing (IOPP) to make open-access (OA) share in scientific information gain more ground in 2020. All research articles by corresponding authors with a primary or secondary affiliation to CERN, including articles… Read More
Qatar National Library Consortium and Elsevier sign combined reading and publishing pilot agreement - May 6, 2020
Qatar National Library Consortium and Elsevier, a global leader in information analytics, specialising in science and health, have announced a new pilot agreement for fully open access publishing in Qatar, which represents the company's first combined reading and… Read More
ConTech Forum free to attend for Librarians and Furloughed workers - May 6, 2020
The ConTech Forum will be staged virtually on June 9, 2020. The Forum is designed to continue the conversations started at ConTech 2019 and start the process of looking forward to ConTech 2020. It continues the core themes at the intersection of content and technology, discussing… Read More
NLM migrates to Ex Libris Alma platform and Primo solution - May 6, 2020
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that the National Library of Medicine (NLM) has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution to replace the institution’s Ex Libris Voyager® integrated library system (ILS)… Read More
