ARL white paper on Wikidata brings to light use of open knowledge in scholarly communication, special collections - April 19, 2019
In a new Association of Research Libraries (ARL) white paper, a task force of expert Wikidata users recommend a variety of ways for librarians to use the open knowledge base in advancing global discovery of their collections, faculty, and institutions. Librarians are using Wikidata’s structured… Read More
Emerald Publishing and liblynx partner to develop new Emerald Insight digital research platform - April 19, 2019
Academic publisher Emerald Publishing has partnered with the identity and access management specialists LibLynx to develop their new Emerald Insight digital research platform. LibLynx will be powering authentication and identity management across a broad range of use cases as well as providing… Read More
Duke University Press announces Dean Smith as its next Director - April 19, 2019
Duke University Press has announced Dean Smith, the director of Cornell University Press, as its new director. Smith succeeds Steve Cohn, who is retiring at the end of June. Cohn has been at Duke University Press since 1984, and has served as director since 1993.… Read More
ASTM International and Uzbekistan Standards Agency sign memorandum of understanding - April 18, 2019
Global standards organization ASTM International has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Standardization, Metrology and Certification Agency of Uzbekistan (UZSTANDART Agency), bringing the total number of MOUs to 112. The MOU program supports the use of ASTM International standards while also encouraging global… Read More
Oxford University Press to publish NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics - April 18, 2019
Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced that submissions are now open for the new open access title NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics, a sister journal to Nucleic Acids Research (NAR). NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics is an open access and online-only journal that publishes high quality research… Read More
NISO seeks comments on new Recommended Practice draft for improved access to institutionally-provided information resources - April 18, 2019
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) seeks comments on a new Recommended Practice draft for improved access to institutionally-provided information resources. This document details the findings from the Resource Access for the 21st Century (RA21) initiative and provides recommendations for using federated identity as an access… Read More
