JSTOR expands in the Sciences with Scientific American - August 3, 2017
JSTOR has announced an agreement with Springer Nature to include Scientific American in JSTOR. Scientific American is the authority on science and technology for a general audience, with coverage that explains how research changes our understanding of the world and shapes… Read More
The Czech Republic National Strategy of Open Access to Scientific Information and Data gets government approval - August 3, 2017
The Czech Republic National Strategy of Open Access to Scientific Information for 2017-2020 was approved by the Government on June 14, 2017. The strategy includes open access to publications and data (Data Management Plans) requirements for publicly funded research projects. Interoperable and OpenAIRE compatible open… Read More
ARL invites applications and nominations for participation in 2018–2019 ARL Leadership Fellows program - August 2, 2017
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is inviting applications and nominations for participation in the 2018–2019 ARL Leadership Fellows program, with a deadline of August 28, 2017. This executive leadership program facilitates the development of future senior-level leaders in large research libraries and archives. Since its… Read More
Digital options are boosting space creativity and flexibility, reveals ProQuest survey - August 2, 2017
As libraries increasingly function as 'community hubs,' public librarians are prioritising space reclamation to create collaborative spaces, maker/hacker spaces and meeting rooms. This is according to a new ProQuest survey of public librarians about their views, plans and strategies related to space reclamation. A topic… Read More
ACCUCOMS to represent Canadian Science Publishing in the Middle East and North Africa - August 2, 2017
ACCUCOMS and Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) have agreed to expand their collaboration. ACCUCOMS will be representing CSP in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in addition to the current agreement in Latin America from August 1, 2017. As a result… Read More
Major Educational Content Providers in deal with Barnes & Noble Education to combat counterfeit textbooks - August 1, 2017
Educational content providers Cengage, Elsevier, McGraw-Hill Education, and Pearson have announced an agreement with Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. to implement the industry's Anti-Counterfeit Best Practices. The best practices were developed to assist publishers… Read More
