EIFL renews agreement with Éclat Engineering - August 26, 2026
EIFL has renewed its agreement with Éclat Engineering, ensuring that libraries and consortia in 36 partner countries will continue to benefit from discounted access to two key products—MyLOFT and MyDiscovery—through December 2029. MyLOFT (My Library on Fingertips) is… Read More
Knowledgespeak Editorial – What Happens to Usage Metrics When AI Does the Reading? - August 25, 2026
A usage report can look perfectly ordinary while the research session behind it has changed. A researcher asks an AI assistant to compare papers before a meeting. The system searches, checks several articles, draws on some of them, and returns an answer. The researcher follows one source. The rest of… Read More
Springer Nature and Binghamton University sign three‑year Transformative Agreement - August 25, 2026
Springer Nature has entered into a three‑year Transformative Agreement with Binghamton University, enabling affiliated researchers to publish Open Access (OA) in Springer’s hybrid portfolio. The agreement covers subject areas such as engineering, biomedical and life sciences, chemistry, and materials science. In addition, Binghamton researchers… Read More
Big Ten Academic Alliance and Wiley renew open access agreement through 2027 - August 25, 2026
The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) and Wiley have renewed their open access publishing agreement, extending benefits for researchers through December 31, 2027. The updated terms are designed to maintain publishing opportunities while providing universities with a more predictable framework for managing costs. Under… Read More
Canadian Science Publishing and Canadian Black Scientist Network formalize three‑year partnership - August 25, 2026
Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) and the Canadian Black Scientist Network (CBSN) have signed a three‑year memorandum of understanding to strengthen collaboration and support Black scientists in Canada. The agreement builds on a relationship established in 2024 and reflects a shared commitment to advancing inclusive… Read More
JSTOR Stewardship introduces alt text tools for image collections - August 25, 2026
JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services has launched new tools and workflows to support alt text creation for image‑based materials across digital collections. With this release, Tier 2 and Tier 3 participants in JSTOR Stewardship can author, edit, export, and publish alt text directly on JSTOR. Tier 3 charter… Read More
