PLOS and Yale University announce publishing deal - February 24, 2021
The Yale University Library has signed two new agreements to allow Yale-affiliated authors to publish their articles in any of PLOS’ open access journals without paying article processing charges (APCs). PLOS is a non-profit, open access publisher publishing seven popular scientific and medical… Read More
SPARC and KEL and Knowledge Equity Lab unveil ‘Unsettling Knowledge Inequities’ podcast - February 24, 2021
SPARC has announced a partnership with the Knowledge Equity Lab to launch a new podcast called Unsettling Knowledge Inequities. The podcast will explore issues related to the politics of knowledge production, exchange, and circulation in addition to the structural, global power dynamics that shape it. The… Read More
CCC automates OA agreement management amongst publishers and over 800 Institutions and Funders in more than 40 nations via RightsLink® for Scientific Communications - February 24, 2021
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, has announced that its RightsLink for Scientific Communications (RLSC) is now being used to simplify the management of Open Access (OA) agreements between publishers and over 800 institutions and funders in more… Read More
Lincoln University goes live with Ex Libris Leganto course resource list solution - February 24, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that Lincoln University is the first institution of higher education in New Zealand to go live with the Ex Libris Leganto® course resource list solution. Leganto serves lecturers, librarians, and students at the university and provides the institution with a… Read More
SAGE Campus and SAGE Video products appointed to the APUC Framework Agreement - February 23, 2021
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced that its SAGE Campus and SAGE Video products have been appointed to the Advanced Procurement for Universities and College (APUC) Framework Agreement for the provision of online streaming and online training services. This two-year agreement will enable librarians at APUC’s… Read More
LIBER and ADBU sign Memorandum of Understanding - February 23, 2021
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between LIBER and ADBU (Association des directeurs et personnels de direction des bibliothèques universitaires et de la documentation) has recently been approved. The MoU was signed off during LIBER’s Executive Board Meeting on the Feb 11, 2021 and by ADBU’s Board… Read More
