Pearson announces EDUCAUSE 2017 lineup - October 30, 2017
Pearson has announced its lineup for EDUCAUSE 2017, as part of its 'This is Digital Learning' theme for the conference. The theme highlights how technology is providing increased access to high-quality, affordable higher education opportunities that enhance the learning experience and prepare learners for success in… Read More
Chinese Academy of Science journal, Journal of Radars, now indexed on ScienceOpen - October 27, 2017
The Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) has announced that one of its flagship Open Access journals, Journal of Radars, is now indexed on ScienceOpen. The journal is jointly run by the Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IECAS) and China Radar… Read More
OA2020 relaunches website, calls on libraries worldwide to divest subscription model to finance innovative, sustainable business and publishing models - October 26, 2017
With 'Open in order to innovate!' as the theme of Open Access Week 2017, OA2020 relaunches its website with a call to libraries worldwide to divest the traditional subscription model in order to finance innovative, sustainable business and publishing models. This principle is the foundation… Read More
Digital Science to present keynotes at Russian Academic Excellence Project ‘5Top100’ event - October 25, 2017
Technology company Digital Science is presenting several keynotes at the official event of the Russian Academic Excellence Project, '5Top100' on October 25-27. Four Digital Science reports in the Russian language will also be released at this event. Held in Ekaterinburg, the event is jointly organised… Read More
Over 70% of Springer Nature authors in four European countries now publish via gold open access - October 24, 2017
Open access publisher Springer Nature has achieved a milestone in advancing discovery through open research, with over 70% of corresponding authors from four European countries now publishing via gold open access. This includes over 77% of corresponding authors based in the UK; over 90% of corresponding… Read More
Figshare’s annual report ‘The State of Open Data 2017’ looks at global attitudes towards open data - October 24, 2017
Figshare, an online digital repository for academic research, has launched its annual report, The State of Open Data 2017, to coincide with global celebrations around Open Access Week. This report is the second in the series and includes survey results and a collection of articles from… Read More
