COAR and UNESCO publish joint statement about open access - May 11, 2016
COAR and UNESCO have published a joint statement about open access which outlines some of the concerns around the drive towards APCs. The statement is aimed at policy makers and underscores the need for a variety of OA models to be implemented worldwide. Open access is… Read More
YBP Library Services and Taylor & Francis partner to Offer Routledge e-book titles through GOBI - May 11, 2016
E-books from the Taylor & Francis e-books platform are now available through the GOBI acquisition platform from YBP Library Services (YBP). This helps to simplify the complex process of discovery, acquisition model and content management that libraries have to manage when purchasing… Read More
FastPencil and Infinity Publishing partner with Bowker to offer automated self publishing solution to small publishers and authors - May 11, 2016
FastPencil and Infinity Publishing have announced a partnership with ProQuest affiliate Bowker to deliver key technology and services for self-publishers via PCs, Macs and mobile devices. Creators of a self-publishing and services solution which combines a SaaS application with an author… Read More
Kudos announces partners with Thomson Reuters’ ScholarOne to help authors explain their research articles - May 11, 2016
Kudos, a service for maximizing the reach and impact of research publications, has announced a partnership with Thomson Reuters' ScholarOne manuscript submission and peer review system to facilitate the capture and dissemination of plain language summaries of research articles. Plain language explanations… Read More
PeerJ forms PeerJ Preprints Advisory Group to provide advice on matters of policy and other important issues - May 11, 2016
PeerJ is pleased to announce the formation of the new 'PeerJ Preprints Advisory Group'. Made up of 15 individuals with a broad range of experience, this group will help advice PeerJ on matters relating to the academic community's adoption of preprints. … Read More
World Wide Web Consortium and International Digital Publishing Forum announce merger plans - May 11, 2016
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) have announced mutual interest in combining their respective organisations to more quickly advance publishing technologies on the Open Web Platform. Tim Berners-Lee, Web Inventor and W3C Director, and… Read More
