Nine members of the Dutch UKB consortium sign open access and license agreement with Karger Publishers - June 1, 2016
Nine members of the Dutch UKB consortium have finalized an agreement with Karger Publishers which incorporates the publication of a fixed number of Open Access (OA) articles into the license arrangement. The Swiss-based company is one of the first publishing houses to implement this innovative model… Read More
Research Solutions and WWIS partner to provide on-demand content delivery to academic libraries in South Africa - June 1, 2016
Research Solutions, Inc., a pioneer in providing on-demand access to scientific, technical and medical (STM) information for research-intensive organisations, has signed a distribution agreement with WorldWide Information Services, Pty. (WWIS), a periodicals subscription agent for universities and corporations in South Africa. According to the agreement, WWIS… Read More
Society for Standards Professionals announces publication of SES 3:2016, Recommended Practice for Joint Standards Development - June 1, 2016
The Society for Standards Professionals has announced the publication of a Recommended Practice for Joint Standards Development to provide guidance to Standards Development Organizations by outlining the key components of a Joint Standards Agreement and a recommended process for managing the development of Joint Standards. … Read More
All European scientific articles to be freely accessible by 2020 - May 31, 2016
All scientific articles in Europe must be freely accessible as of 2020. EU member states are looking to to achieve optimal reuse of research data. They are also looking for European visa for foreign start-up founders. According to the new Innovation Principle, new European legislation… Read More
2016 SSP Early Career Professional Survey results to be detailed at Annual Meeting - May 31, 2016
The SSP Early Career Task Force will release the results of their February survey aimed at early career professionals in the scholarly communication industry at the 2016 Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting, being held June 1-3 in Vancouver, BC. The session, 'Sharing the Future… Read More
OASPA announces support for declarations relating to text & data mining and data citation - May 31, 2016
Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) has announced its support for two important declarations which relate to data publication and reuse - The Hague Declaration and the Joint Declaration of Data Citation Principles. Both declarations set out key considerations when using data that will lead… Read More
