Research4Life partners commit to free and low cost access & training through 2025 - July 25, 2018
The Research4Life partners have agreed to extend their partnership through 2025. Research4Life currently provides over 8,500 institutions in more than 100 developing countries with free or low cost access to peer-reviewed eResources from the world's leading scholarly publishers. The renewed commitment will ensure that nearly 85,000… Read More
Jisc and JSTOR celebrate 20 years of partnership - July 24, 2018
Forty academic, library, and publishing leaders from across the UK and US gathered at Pembroke College on July 3, 2018 to commemorate a two-decades-long relationship between Jisc and JSTOR, two organisations jointly committed to using technology to advance research and education. JSTOR… Read More
Registrations now open for 2018 ARL-CNI Fall Forum - July 24, 2018
Registration is open for the 2018 Fall Forum, a one-day conference co-sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). The theme of this year's Fall Forum is 'Innovation in Research Libraries,' with a focus on fostering an organisational culture… Read More
Jennifer Crewe to lead Association of University Presses as President - July 24, 2018
Jennifer Crewe, Associate Provost and Director of the Columbia University Press, recently assumed the presidency of the Association of University Presses. Crewe was preceded by Nicole Mitchell, University of Washington Press. Treasurer Robbie Dircks, University of North Carolina Press, also took office, as Nadine Buckland, University… Read More
IET expands portfolio of fully gold open access journals, Biosurface and Biotribology joins IET Open programme - July 23, 2018
The journal Biosurface and Biotribology is now part of a growing portfolio of fully gold open access journals in the IET Open programme. Covering the latest research topics, the Institution of Engineering and Technology's (IET) fully open access journals showcase the best in engineering science and… Read More
Andrew Allen appointed Editor-in-chief of IUCr Journals - July 23, 2018
The IUCr , a scientific union adhering to the International Council for Science (ICSU), has announced the appointment of Andrew Allen as the Editor-in-chief of IUCr Journals. Andrew will succeed Samar Hasnain, who has completed his six-year term at the helm, from mid-September 2018. Andrew… Read More
