New report proposes effective data practices based on national science foundation research enterprise convening - September 28, 2020
A group of research library and higher education leadership associations have released a new report, ‘Implementing Effective Data Practices: Stakeholder Recommendations for Collaborative Research Support.’ In this report, experts from library, research, and scientific communities provide key recommendations for effective data practices to support a more… Read More
AIP’s virtual booth at STEM expo features materials from AIP and its member societies - September 28, 2020
The American Institute of Physics and its member societies are offering a virtual scientific experience at the SciFest All Access showcase, an all-ages virtual STEM expo, from Sept. 26 to Oct. 3, globally accessible at any time. The free event is this year’s alternative to… Read More
Chinese Academy of Sciences launches International Research Centre of Big Data for SDGs - September 28, 2020
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is hosting an International Research Centre of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to facilitate the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda. This was announced by the Chinese President XI Jinping during his UN General Assembly address on September 22,… Read More
OpenAthens announces plans for Access Lab 2021 conference - September 28, 2020
Identity and access management specialist OpenAthens has announced the details of its annual Access Lab conference which will take place virtually from March 16-17, 2021. Access Lab 2021 is a global online event in which libraries, publishers… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 28, 2020
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Christopher Kenneally (Achieving an equitable transition to open access); Joeri Tijdink, Mario Malicki, Gowri Gopalakrishna, and Lex Bouter (Are preprints a problem? 5 ways to improve the quality and credibility of preprints); Alice Meadows, Jasmine Wallace, and Karin Wulf (Trust… Read More
COVID-19 lockdown affect: scholarly and professional e-book sales to decline for the first time in 2020 - September 25, 2020
Shuttered college campuses and business centers turned to ghost towns—emergency measures enacted to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus will lead scholarly and professional e-book sales to decline for the first time in 2020, this is according to the latest report from Simba Information. … Read More
