Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 16, 2019
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Ann Michael (Ask The Chefs: Peer Review Quality); Jeffrey Brainard (Open-access mega journals lose momentum as the publishing model matures); Anne-Wil Harzing (Open Syllabus Explorer: evidencing research-based teaching?); and Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe (What Do Statements of Support for California Tell… Read More
Independent Report and Transformative Agreement Toolkit Launched to Support Learned Society Publishers’ Transition to Immediate Open Access and Align with Plan S - September 13, 2019
The report and toolkit are designed to help support learned society publishers to accelerate their transition to Open Access (OA), and enter into transformative agreements that unlock a multi-year transitional pathway compliant with Plan S for hybrid OA titles. Plan S, an initiative of international funders and charitable foundations called… Read More
Karger Titles for Clinicians and Patients are Highly Commended by the British Medical Association - September 13, 2019
The BMA Medical Book Awards, which celebrate outstanding contributions to medical literature, has awarded or shortlisted Karger Publishers every year for the last 20 years. This year, the BMA has assigned Fast Facts: Lymphoma, 3rd edition from a total of 600 entries in the oncology category… Read More
OpenAIRE and Knowledge Unlatched Sign Agreement to Develop Open Research Analytics Service - September 13, 2019
OpenAIRE and Knowledge Unlatched (KU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop an Open Infrastructure for Open Research Analytics. Both organisations share the common goal of building infrastructure that accelerates the scholarly community’s transition to Open Access. The service will… Read More
Yale University and Frontiers Form Open Access Publishing Agreement - September 13, 2019
Yale University and Frontiers have formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing. Yale University supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, Yale University Library has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of… Read More
Cambridge University Press Partners with RiverMeadow to Implement a Comprehensive Cloud Migration Program - September 13, 2019
RiverMeadow Software® Inc., a leading provider of automated cloud migration software, has announced that it worked with Cambridge University Press® to successfully move its entire server estate to Amazon Web Services (AWS). Cambridge University Press is the world's oldest publishing house… Read More
