Open Access: it is about more than just journal articles - April 26, 2019
For Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities respectively over 40% and over 60% of output consists of not being regular journal articles. Solely looking at journal articles ignores a significant share of their contribution to research and society. This is an important finding of a research into publication cultures commissioned… Read More
Publishers welcome 2019 USTR Special 301 Report addressing continuing copyright protection and enforcement concerns - April 26, 2019
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has welcomed the release of the 2019 Special 301 Report by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The Special 301 Report continues to be a critical tool for policymakers to identify and highlight barriers that impede the ability… Read More
Liverpool John Moores University selects ProQuest One Academic - April 25, 2019
The library at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), a research university in the UK, has selected ProQuest One Academic as a single solution to improve research, teaching and learning outcomes for faculty and students. ProQuest One Academic, the newest product from educational technology provider, ProQuest,… Read More
Computer scientist, Dr. Aaron Halfaker, to keynote NFAIS 2019 Artificial Intelligence Conference - April 24, 2019
Computer scientist, Dr. Aaron Halfaker, who gained significant media attention for his development of an artificial intelligence product that grades the quality of Wikipedia edits—the Objective Revision Evaluation Service (ORES)—will deliver the closing keynote address at the upcoming NFAIS conference, Artificial Intelligence: Finding Its Place in… Read More
PLOS One’s Joerg Heber to address OA publishing - April 22, 2019
PLOS One has announced that its editor-in-chief Joerg Heber will address, ‘Advancing Open Science at PLOS One’ followed by a panel discussion in the Leo and Dottie Kolligian Library, Room 360, on April 29, from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. The event will be streamed live… Read More
ARL white paper on Wikidata brings to light use of open knowledge in scholarly communication, special collections - April 19, 2019
In a new Association of Research Libraries (ARL) white paper, a task force of expert Wikidata users recommend a variety of ways for librarians to use the open knowledge base in advancing global discovery of their collections, faculty, and institutions. Librarians are using Wikidata’s structured… Read More
