European organizations launch IMPACT-REPO action plan for research repositories - March 13, 2025
LIBER, OpenAIRE, SPARC Europe, and COAR have released the IMPACT-REPO action plan, a strategic initiative to enhance the role of research repositories in Europe. Despite Europe’s extensive repository network, awareness of their significance in scholarly publishing remains limited.… Read More
CRKN and Érudit renew five-year agreement to advance Diamond Open Access - March 13, 2025
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and Érudit have signed a new five-year agreement (2025–2029) under the Partnership for Open Access (POA), strengthening support for non-commercial scholarly publishing in Canada. With 57 participating libraries, the agreement provides financial backing to 260 scholarly journals. Since… Read More
AIP Publishing debuts APL Electronic Devices with first issue - March 13, 2025
AIP Publishing has released the inaugural issue of APL Electronic Devices, an open-access journal dedicated to interdisciplinary research on electronic materials and device engineering. The journal connects experts in theory, modeling, applied physics, and engineering to drive technological innovation. The first issue includes research… Read More
Research Solutions launches AI rights clearinghouse for scientific literature - March 13, 2025
Research Solutions has introduced a new platform enabling organizations to purchase legal rights for integrating scientific journal content into AI applications. The solution allows users to acquire AI-use rights directly at checkout or retroactively for previously purchased articles. As AI-driven research becomes more prevalent, organizations face challenges… Read More
Ex Libris unveils Rapido Consortial Borrowing for library networks - March 13, 2025
Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, has announced Rapido Consortial Borrowing, a next-generation resource-sharing platform set to launch in 2026. Designed for library consortia and state-wide systems, the platform aims to optimize interlibrary lending while preserving individual library workflows. By distributing borrowing requests across member libraries, Rapido ensures… Read More
Springer Nature expands Community Scholars Program access for Canadian researchers - March 12, 2025
Global research publisher Springer Nature is expanding its support for Simon Fraser University’s Community Scholars Program (CSP), pledging 500 additional seats per year for under-resourced researchers, totaling 2,000 complimentary seats. The CSP provides access to over 20,000 titles at no cost to researchers working… Read More
