OA Monographs in Europe’s research libraries: best-practices, opportunities & challenges - August 5, 2019
Over 80% of surveyed LIBER libraries say they distribute Open Access (OA) books via a repository and include them in discovery services or catalogues. A further 40% publish OA books, or plan to do so, and a quarter provides library funding to pay author fees related… Read More
Public Library Association condemns Macmillan Publishers library lending model - August 1, 2019
The Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has joined its parent organisation in denouncing Macmillan Publishers’ new library eBook lending model. Under the new model, scheduled to take effect November 1, a library may purchase only a single copy of… Read More
ConTech.Live releases ConTech Pharma initial programme - July 31, 2019
ConTech.Live has announced the release of the ConTech Pharma initial programme which is shaping up to give delegates a phenomenal day of learning. The event is scheduled for October 10, 2019 at the Millennium Knightsbridge Hotel, London SW1. Attendees at ConTech… Read More
Austria launches its ORCID Consortium - July 29, 2019
Austria has taken a major step to adopt ORCID on a national scale. The official ORCID Austria launch event took place in Vienna on June 13. Co-hosted by consortium lead organisations TU Wien and the University of Vienna, supported by ORCID and E-Infrastructures Austria Plus, this… Read More
Hungarian publisher Akadémiai Kiadó to promote Open Access journals on ScienceOpen - July 25, 2019
ScienceOpen and scientific publisher Akadémiai Kiadó have announced a partnership that integrates five new featured collections in the fields of psychology, life sciences and scientific methods into the ScienceOpen research discovery environment. With the largest portfolio of scientific, technical and medical journals in Hungary, Akadémiai… Read More
COAR releases Resource Type Vocabulary, Version 2 - July 23, 2019
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has announced the release of the Resource Type Vocabulary, Version 2. This vocabulary, which is now available in 15 languages, provides standardised terms for different types of content contained in a repository. Controlled vocabularies ensure… Read More
