BMJ and the Ministry of Health in Kazakhstan sign MoU to accredit BMJ Best Practice and BMJ Learning as valid forms of CPD - April 22, 2021
BMJ and the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Kazakhstan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to accredit BMJ Best Practice and BMJ Learning as valid forms of Continuous Professional Development (CPD). The MoU follows the new order (No. ҚР DSM-283/2020) of the Minister of Health of the… Read More
OASPA and OPERAS to host series of three workshops on innovative business models for OA books - April 22, 2021
OASPA, together with OPERAS, is hosting a series of three workshops on business models for open access books explicitly targeted at small and medium-sized academic book publishers. These workshops are part of the OPERAS-P project work package 6 (Innovation), looking into innovative, non-bpc, business models to create… Read More
EBSCO and Jiangsu Huiwen Software partner to support libraries adopting the FOLIO LSP - April 22, 2021
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Jiangsu Huiwen Software have partnered to support libraries adopting the FOLIO Library Services Platform (LSP). EBSCO and Huiwen will work together to provide reliable local hosting and support services. Huiwen provides libraries in China with service and technical support from high-quality… Read More
Springer Nature Group commits to net zero carbon emissions, signs The Climate Pledge - April 21, 2021
Springer Nature has signed The Climate Pledge, a commitment to take action to be net zero carbon by 2040 – a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement’s goal of 2050. As one of the world’s largest publishers of research and education content, Springer Nature has developed… Read More
AUBO (Beijing) Intelligent Science and Technology Co. Ltd in deal with F1000 to launch first open research publishing platform dedicated to cobots - April 21, 2021
AUBO (Beijing) Intelligent Science and Technology Co. Ltd has signed a contract with F1000, Taylor & Francis Group’s open research publishing arm, to develop the first open research publishing platform dedicated to the science and technology of collaborative robots. Collaborative robots, or “cobots”… Read More
OUP in deal with Health Education England to provides access to 130 medical and healthcare eBooks for NHS staff in England - April 21, 2021
Academic publisher Oxford University Press has announced a three-year agreement with Health Education England (HEE) to provide national, online access for all National Health Service (NHS) staff and learners in England to over 130 medical and healthcare titles published by OUP. HEE, who are part of… Read More