Taylor & Francis Group and CzechELib sign first Read and Publish OA agreement - June 2, 2021
The National Centre for Electronic Information Resources – CzechELib has signed its first Read and Publish agreement with academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group. This deal enables 18 Institutions to publish their work in open access in over 2,000 Taylor & Francis journals, with 50% of… Read More
Québec Research Funds adopt Plan S, joins cOAlition S - June 2, 2021
cOAlition S has announced the Québec Research Funds (QRF) as the latest organisation – and first North American public funder – to join the international consortium of research funding and performing organisations committed to delivering full and immediate Open Access to scientific publications. … Read More
Karger Publishers is inviting submissions for its second Vesalius Innovation Award - June 2, 2021
Following the great success of the first Vesalius Innovation Award in 2020, Karger Publishers is once again inviting young, innovative startups from all over the world to present their ideas to an expert panel. Karger Publishers is giving young startups the opportunity to present their innovative,… Read More
JSTOR announces new policy to support author name changes - June 2, 2021
JSTOR has developed a policy supporting authors who decide to change their name, for any reason. The policy balances JSTOR’s role as archivists of the historical record with support for authors who want their names to accurately reflect their identity. It has also been taken into account… Read More
Smart Harvesting AI now available to Ex Libris Esploro customers - June 2, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that customers of the Ex Libris Esploro™ research information management solution can now use the Esploro Smart Harvesting AI capabilities. With this technology, institutions automatically capture the research output of affiliated scholars and enrich the metadata associated with the output.… Read More
Francisco Partners acquires VitalSource Technologies from Ingram Content Group - June 2, 2021
Ingram Content Group (“Ingram”) has closed a transaction to sell VitalSource Technologies LLC to Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses. Long-standing Ingram executive and VitalSource President Kent Freeman has been a driving factor in their recent successes and… Read More
