Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC) launches with early success - April 7, 2017
There is fresh momentum in the scholarly publishing world to open up data on the citations that link research publications. Six organisations have announced the establishment of the Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC). These include OpenCitations, the Wikimedia Foundation, PLOS, eLife,
New Vice-Chair and Directors elected to RLUK Board - April 6, 2017
Research Libraries UK (RLUK) has announced the election of Robin Green (Warwick) as Vice-Chair, and Diane Bruxvoort (Aberdeen) and John Scally (National Library of Scotland) to its Board of Directors. Robin Green was elected to the RLUK Board in March 2016, and is currently Librarian… Read More
Cornell University Press awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant for second consecutive year - April 6, 2017
Cornell University Press has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant worth nearly $100,000 to fund the open access initiative, Cornell Open for the second year in a row. Cornell is one of four presses to receive a second… Read More
CLIR and Jisc partner to enhance digital services - March 31, 2017
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and Jisc recently announced a partnership to advance programmes of mutual interest for academic communities, on both sides of the Atlantic. Jisc, and CLIR, a US-based community-building, research, and leadership organisation, serving academic… Read More
NFAIS webinar – Taking Action Against Bias in Proprietary Content - March 29, 2017
Editors and writers know that talking about implicit bias in an article can be tricky but essential, especially in a "post-truth" world, and can ultimately lead to more inclusive and accurate content. Among researchers, talk of bias in the role of peer review for scholarly communication continues to include diverging… Read More
Submissions open for Altmetric annual research grant 2017 - March 23, 2017
Data Science company Altmetric has announced that applications for its annual research grant are now open. First launched in 2016, the grant provides up to £1,500 ($1,900 USD) to fund research that facilitates the development and understanding of alternative research metrics (altmetrics) as part of the… Read More
