O’Reilly appoints Julie Baron as President - March 26, 2026
O’Reilly has appointed Julie Baron as president, succeeding Laura Baldwin, who will retire after serving as president for 15 years and as an executive since 2001. Baron has more than 20 years of experience in technology and media and has been with O’Reilly for nearly a decade.… Read More
Taylor & Francis and Cambridge Scholars Publishing eBook distribution partnership - March 25, 2026
Taylor & Francis and Cambridge Scholars Publishing have announced an eBook distribution partnership that expands the global availability of Cambridge Scholars Publishing titles. Libraries and organizations worldwide can provide access to books from the Cambridge Scholars Publishing portfolio through the Taylor… Read More
Wiley partners with AMNH to build comprehensive Raman spectral mineral database - March 25, 2026
Wiley has announced a collaborative project with the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) to extend access to the museum’s mineral collection to scientists worldwide. The project aligns Wiley’s focus on research infrastructure with the American Museum of Natural History’s objective of disseminating knowledge… Read More
UK Government AI and copyright consultation update removes preference for text and data mining exception - March 25, 2026
The UK Government has issued an update confirming a move away from a proposed copyright exception that would have allowed technology companies to train AI models on copyrighted content without a license. The shift reflects positions advocated by Cambridge and other copyright holders and relates to the… Read More
Jisc signs two-year open access agreement with MDPI - March 25, 2026
MDPI has entered into a new two-year agreement with the UK’s Jisc consortium, extending access to the publisher’s Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP) through the end of 2027. The agreement enables more than 60 UK institutions to participate in the program,… Read More
CAS announces 2026 Future Leaders program cohort - March 25, 2026
CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society focused on scientific knowledge management, has announced the 2026 cohort of the CAS Future Leaders™ program. Selected from a competitive global applicant pool, the cohort comprises early-career scientists working across disciplines such as cheminformatics, synthetic biology,… Read More
