NISO to maintain the UKSG Transfer Code of Practice - February 10, 2015
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and UKSG have announced that the Transfer Code of Practice will now be supported and maintained by NISO. The Code provides voluntary guidelines for publishers to follow when transferring journal titles between parties to ensure that… Read More
Hannah Telfer to present third keynote speech at Publishing for Digital Minds Conference - February 9, 2015
The London Book Fair, in association with The Publishers Association, has announced that Hannah Telfer, group director for consumer and digital development of Penguin Random House UK, will give the third keynote speech at the Publishing for Digital Minds Conference. Telfer will join Digital Author… Read More
COAR announces publication of COAR Roadmap: Future Directions for Repository Interoperability - February 6, 2015
Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has announced the publication of the COAR Roadmap: Future Directions for Repository Interoperability. Scholarly communication is undergoing fundamental changes, in particular with new requirements for open access to research outputs, new forms of peer-review, and alternative methods for measuring… Read More
Ford Foundation adopts open licensing policy for all grant-funded projects and research - February 4, 2015
The Ford Foundation has announced that it is adopting an open licensing policy for all grant-funded projects and research to promote greater transparency and accessibility of materials. Effective February 1, grantees and consultants will be required to make foundation-funded materials subject to a Creative Commons license… Read More
DynaMed grant to allow free website to continue to provide infectious diseases specialists with beneficial educational resource - January 28, 2015
A grant from DynaMed will enable healthcare professionals to continue to have the opportunity to learn from interesting and instructive infectious disease cases. The EBSCO Health resource has made a donation to support the Partners Infectious Disease Images website, a free database… Read More
New grants awarded to OCLC to support joint strategy, research and prototypes initiated by the Coalition to Advance Learning in Archives, Libraries and Museums - January 21, 2015
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has received grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services to advance and sustain professional development and continuing education for information workers across the United States. The grants… Read More
