Oxford University Press reports strong shift to digital in a year of disruption - July 15, 2021
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has released its annual report 2020-21 showing that, despite the challenges of the pandemic, it delivered a solid financial performance and responded to meet the rapidly shifting needs of learners and researchers globally. OUP recorded a Group turnover of £754.5… Read More
NISO and STM form new NISO Working Group to formalize Peer Review Taxonomy as an ANSI/NISO standard - July 15, 2021
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and STM, the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers, have announced the formation of a new NISO Working Group to formalize the Peer Review Taxonomy as an ANSI/NISO standard, following approval of the project by NISO… Read More
ISSN International Centre concludes pilot project to establish centralized workflow for assigning ISSN to Springer Nature’s serial publications - July 15, 2021
The ISSN International Centre, with academic publisher Springer Nature, has just completed constructing a new, centralized process for the assignment of International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN) to periodicals and books series published by Springer Nature and its brands which include Springer, Nature Portfolio, BMC,… Read More
Digital Science partners with OntoChem GmbH to better support Life Sciences industry - July 15, 2021
Digital Science, a technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, have announced a new partnership with OntoChem GmbH. The partnership allows OntoChem and Digital Science to join forces for mutual clients, particularly in the Life Sciences industry, through OntoChem’s powerful semantic indexing capabilities. OntoChem has… Read More
University of Suffolk goes live with OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services as its new library services platform - July 15, 2021
The University of Suffolk is now live with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as their new library services platform, a move that will improve workflows and make it possible for staff to make more data-driven management decisions. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) is a cloud-based… Read More
Elsevier becomes signatory to internationally recognized Climate Pledge, commits to Net Zero carbon emissions by 2040 - July 14, 2021
Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, has announced its commitment to becoming net zero by 2040, signing the Climate Pledge together with parent company RELX, to reach the target at least a decade ahead of the Paris Climate Agreement’s goal of 2050. … Read More
