KU Libraries open nominations for 2024 Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication - August 29, 2024
The University of Kansas (KU) Libraries’ Shulenburger Office of Scholarly Communication & Copyright has officially opened the nomination process for the 2024 David Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication. Nominations will be accepted through September 20, 2024. Established in 2014 by… Read More
OCLC receives IMLS Grant to develop free online continuing education program for public library staff - August 29, 2024
OCLC has been awarded a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to develop a new, free online continuing education program for public library staff in partnership with the Idaho Commission for Libraries (ICfL). This project aims to… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Medical & Nursing journals achieve record number of APEX Awards - August 28, 2024
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced a remarkable achievement in the 2024 Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX) Competition, with 15 of its Lippincott healthcare journal titles receiving a total of 37 awards. Among these, seven titles were honored with a record ten prestigious Grand Awards,… Read More
IOP Publishing and Institute of Systems Engineering launch diamond OA journal on reliability research - August 28, 2024
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has partnered with the Institute of Systems Engineering (ISE), a key division of the China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP), to launch a diamond open access (OA) journal focused on reliability research. The new publication, titled the Journal of Reliability Science and Engineering, aims… Read More
Authors Alliance and SPARC collaborate to support legal pathways to open access for scholarly works - August 28, 2024
Authors Alliance and SPARC have announced a new collaboration aimed at addressing critical legal issues surrounding open access to scholarly publications. This initiative is particularly focused on helping federal agencies, universities, and researchers navigate the legal landscape in light of the "Nelson Memo" issued… Read More
Microbiology Society announces new publish and read deal for German science institutions and hospitals - August 28, 2024
The Microbiology Society, one of Europe's largest and most respected microbiology organizations, has announced a new three-year Publish and Read agreement with the German consortium ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences. This partnership, established with the support of HARRASSOWITZ, the Society’s representative… Read More
