Emerald Publishing joins Initiative for Open Abstracts to enhance discovery of research - November 25, 2020
Emerald Publishing has joined the Initiative for Open Abstracts (I4OA), a cross-publisher initiative whereby scholarly publishers open the abstracts of their publications to allow for unrestricted availability of abstracts to enhance the discovery of research. I4OA is supported by a large number of research funders, libraries… Read More
OA Switchboard acts as intermediary platform between institutions, funders and publishers - November 25, 2020
The OA Switchboard, supported by OASPA through a strategic partnership, aims to be a ‘neutral, independent intermediary enabling shared infrastructure, bringing transparency, efficiency and cost-effectiveness to the open access ecosystem’. Its organisational structure ensures collective control by the involved funders, institutions… Read More
Registration now open for 2020 Library Assessment Conference - November 25, 2020
The third session of the virtual 2020–21 Library Assessment Conference is now open for registration (2020 LAC Registration: December 16 - Formstack). The half-day webinar on Critical/Theoretical Assessment and Space is to be held on December 16, 2020. The 2020–21 Library Assessment Conference is being… Read More
Holiday Notice - November 25, 2020
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Springer Nature announces gold open access options for Nature journals - November 24, 2020
Springer Nature, in agreement with the Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL), has recently announced that German authors would be able to publish their primary research open access (OA) in Nature and the Nature research journals. While highly effective in transitioning articles to… Read More
IOP Publishing launches new open access environmental journal series - November 24, 2020
IOP Publishing (IOPP) is launching a suite of new open access (OA) environmental journals, marking the creation of the Environmental Research series. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability (ERIS) is the first new title to launch as part of the series, joining… Read More
