The National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and IOP Publishing sign new MoU to support OA publications - March 24, 2015
The National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSCL) and non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to support open access publications for Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) researchers. The Memorandum indicates the commitment of both organisations… Read More
National Science Foundation announces plan for comprehensive public access to research results - March 19, 2015
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced its continued commitment to expand public access to the results of its funded research through the publication of its public access plan, Today's Data, Tomorrow's Discoveries. NSF's public access is intended to accelerate the dissemination of fundamental research results… Read More
Registrations now open for upcoming ORCID Outreach Meeting - March 16, 2015
The Open Research and Contributor ID (ORCID) has announced that registration for upcoming ORCID Outreach Meeting is now open. The ORCID Outreach Meeting is a joint conference, organised together with CASRAI, and hosted by the University of Barcelona. The conference will explore the way that research… Read More
IU Libraries and partners receive two grants totalling $931,000 from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation - March 16, 2015
Indiana University has received two grants totalling $931,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support further development of the Avalon Media System and a study of new business models for scholarly publishing. The first of these grants provides $750,000 to the IU Libraries and… Read More
The London Book Fair and the Publishers Association announce leaders in social & viral content as new speakers for Publishing for Digital Minds Conference - March 13, 2015
The London Book Fair, in association with the Publishers Association, has confirmed a raft of new speakers for the Publishing for Digital Minds Conference (pDMC), including leading publishers and content professionals from Gleam Futures, Mashable, Lonely Planet and Cambridge University Press. The latest additions to pDMC… Read More
NISO awarded Mellon Grant to explore patron privacy in library and publisher systems - March 12, 2015
The National Information Standards Organization has been awarded a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop a Consensus Framework to Support Patron Privacy in Digital Library and Information Systems. The grant will support a series of community discussions on how libraries, publishers, and information… Read More
