NISO approves working group to develop standard metadata for remediation of content for accessibility - June 14, 2023
Voting members of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) have approved the formation of a Working Group to refine and extend the metadata model developed in the Federating Repositories of Accessible Material for Education (FRAME) project, which will enable it to meet broader accessibility needs. NISO is… Read More
Introducing ‘Open Advances’ – unlocking open access to address global challenges - June 14, 2023
A new series of journals called Open Advances will be launching in September, providing an opportunity for globally equitable access to scientific communication. With the goal of eliminating financial barriers to read or publish research, Open Advances aims to foster a collaborative environment where impactful contributions can be made to… Read More
Subscribe to Open 2023 Transparency Report reveals enhanced metrics and analysis, demonstrating commitment to transparency - June 14, 2023
EDP Sciences and the Société de Mathématiques Industrielles et Appliquées (SMAI) have launched the Subscribe to Open (S2O) 2023 Transparency Report for their mathematics journals. As the journals continue their open access publishing in 2023, this marks the… Read More
University Psychiatric Hospital Ljubljana forms publishing agreement with Frontiers for open access - June 12, 2023
The University Psychiatric Hospital Ljubljana recently entered into an institutional membership agreement with Frontiers, a leading open-access publisher. This collaboration allows eligible researchers from the University Psychiatric Hospital Ljubljana to publish their work in any Frontiers journal without any publication charges and with a… Read More
ACRL announces transitions and new leadership, focusing on equity, diversity, and inclusion - June 12, 2023
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced significant leadership changes as it prepares for the upcoming fiscal year. These transitions reflect ACRL's commitment to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) within the academic and research library… Read More
The University of Wyoming opts for the Ex Libris Higher Education platform for multiple library services - June 12, 2023
Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, has announced that the University of Wyoming (UW), a leading public research university in the United States, recently chose the Ex Libris Higher Education platform for its cloud-based library solutions of the Alma library management system, Primo discovery, Library… Read More
