ALPSP announces winners of the 2024 Rising Star Awards - July 8, 2024
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) announced the five winners of the ALPSP Rising Star Awards 2024: • Hazel Rowland, Associate Marketing Manager, IOP Publishing. • Anna Savage, Publishing Executive, BMJ. • Ella Gibbs, Journals Executive, Bristol University Press. • Heather… Read More
CLOCKSS promotes new standards initiative and is recognized as Digital Preservation Award finalist - July 8, 2024
CLOCKSS, a community-led collaboration of academic publishers and research libraries dedicated to providing a sustainable online archive, is seeking feedback on a new draft international standard for the preservation of eBooks in EPUB format, known as EPUB/a (a for archive). This initiative, conducted on behalf of ISO… Read More
Library Assessment Conference 2024: Register by August 15 to save with advance rates! - July 8, 2024
The Library Assessment Conference (LAC) 2024 is set to take place from Wednesday, November 6, to Saturday, November 9, in Portland, Oregon. Register by August 15 to take advantage of advance rates and join a diverse group of library professionals dedicated to enhancing library services and assessment… Read More
OSTP updates financial analysis of public access policy - July 5, 2024
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has released an updated financial analysis report, addressing questions about the implications of removing paywalls from all federally funded research. This latest report marks the third attempt by OSTP to outline the potential funding… Read More
De Gruyter to make 37 more journals freely available via Subscribe to Open model in 2025 - July 5, 2024
De Gruyter is set to significantly expand its Subscribe-to-Open program, DG2O, by transforming an additional 37 journals into open access by 2025. This ambitious move aims to further democratize access to scholarly research, particularly in the humanities and social sciences. Among the notable journals… Read More
Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Centre for Scientific Research deepen collaboration and boost global sustainable development - July 5, 2024
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) of France have announced plans to deepen their collaboration and jointly advance global sustainable development efforts. This decision follows a bilateral strategic dialogue meeting held last week in Beijing, marking… Read More
