Registrations for 9th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing now open - March 16, 2017
The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) has announced that registrations and accommodations for the 9th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP) are now open. This year, the annual conference will take place in Lisbon, Portugal at the Altis Grand Hotel on September 20-21, 2017.… Read More
New report on digital transformation in publishing finds slow advancement in digital transformation, high emphasis on metadata investment - March 15, 2017
An in-depth study analyzing digital transformation in the publishing industry has found that 25 percent of publishers see themselves as "lagging" versus the rest of the industry in their current transformation efforts, while only 25 percent feel they are "leading." The study, which included 25 leading U.S. and U.K. publishers… Read More
New Overleaf report reveals new picture of collaborative research - March 13, 2017
Overleaf, a collaborative writing and publishing platform that makes the process of writing, editing and publishing academic papers quicker and easier, has released a report which takes an in-depth look at active collaborative research patterns. Rather than examining post-published collaboration patterns, ‘The Connected Culture of Collaboration’… Read More
APA announces support for March for Science, calls on psychologists and allies to participate - March 10, 2017
The American Psychological Association has signed on as an official partner of the upcoming March for Science, calling it a demonstration of the importance of science for improving people's lives and benefiting society. The march is slated to take place April 22, in Washington, D.C. Satellite… Read More
Library Assessment Conference 2018 to convene in Houston, Texas - March 9, 2017
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the University of Washington (UW) Libraries have announced that the next Library Assessment Conference will be held in Houston, Texas, in the fall of 2018. The University of Houston (UH) Libraries and Texas A&M University Libraries will serve as… Read More
Springer Nature becomes largest publisher to open up all reference lists - March 7, 2017
Springer Nature, a global research, educational and professional publisher, has become the largest academic publisher to open up reference lists to advance data discovery and reuse. Working closely with Crossref, Springer Nature will make the metadata for reference lists available across all academic books and owned… Read More
