University of Arkansas Libraries join HathiTrust - February 25, 2022
The University of Arkansas Libraries have joined HathiTrust, a non-profit global collaborative of more than 200 research and academic libraries with a mission of ensuring that the cultural record is preserved and accessible in the future. The U of A campus will benefit from… Read More
PLOS and the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries announce new publishing agreement - February 24, 2022
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) and the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries (CSAL) have announced a three-year Open Access agreement that allows researchers to publish in PLOS’ suite of journals without incurring Article Processing Charges (APCs). This partnership brings together two organizations that… Read More
Italian National Research Council and Frontiers sign OA publishing deal - February 24, 2022
The Italian National Research Council, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) has signed an Open Access publishing consortium deal with Gold OA publisher Frontiers. The agreement comes into effect one year after the signature of a similar deal with the Italian consortium of Biomedical Research… Read More
The AXA Research Fund unveils open research publishing hub with F1000 - February 24, 2022
The AXA Research Fund has announced the launch of its own publishing hub with F1000, part of Taylor & Francis. The hub is hosted on F1000’s own platform, F1000Research, and adopts its pioneering approach to open research publishing. Supporting the… Read More
Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications joins EDP Sciences - February 24, 2022
The European Optical Society (EOS) has chosen EDP Sciences as its new publishing partner for its peer-reviewed Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications (JEOS-RP). Effective, January 1, 2022, JEOS-RP is included in the journals portfolio and the first articles are in production. Sergei… Read More
Jisc and OCLC in deal to provide libraries with improved access to cataloging services and records - February 24, 2022
Jisc and OCLC, a global library organization, have signed an agreement meaning academic and specialist libraries across the UK will have better access to fit-for-purpose catalog records and an enhanced ability to share and reuse bibliographic metadata. Building on the aims of Plan… Read More
