‘Librarian Futures’ report from Lean Library reveals opportunities for new era of patron-centered library services - November 3, 2021
Lean Library, a ‘Technology from SAGE’ company, has released “Librarian Futures,” a white paper based on a large-scale survey of 4,000 librarians and patrons that examines librarian-patron workflows and relationships. The report finds that while patrons are unaware of the full extent of librarian support (with 77%… Read More
Frontiers and University of Southern Denmark form OA publishing agreement - November 3, 2021
The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The University Library of University of Southern Denmark (SDU) supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, SDU has entered an… Read More
Two HBKU Press QScience journals indexed with the World Health Organization - November 3, 2021
Qatar Medical Journal (QMJ) and the Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care (JEMTAC), which are two journals hosted by Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press’ (HBKU Press) online and open access platform, QScience.com, have been recently indexed with the World Health Organization’s Index… Read More
Umass Amherst Libraries in deal with PLOS to cover OA publication fees - November 1, 2021
UMass Amherst Libraries, through its membership with the NERL Consortium of academic and research libraries, has signed a three-year agreement with the non-profit, open access publisher Public Library of Science (PLOS), providing UMass Amherst researchers with no or reduced fee publication… Read More
OpenAthens opens applications for Best Publisher User Experience Award - November 1, 2021
OpenAthens, which enables easy access to knowledge through single sign-on, has opened applications for the Best Publisher User Experience Award. The awards, now in its third year, put the spotlight on publishers striving to put their users at the heart of their service design. The industry accolade… Read More
Taxonomy Boot Camp 2021 to be held virtually - November 1, 2021
Taxonomy Boot Camp Connect 2021 will be held virtual this year. The virtual conference will be held during the week of November 15 - 17, 2021. Taxonomy Boot Camp Connect 2021 is the world’s leading conference dedicated to exploring the successes, challenges, methodologies and products for taxonomies.… Read More
