AAAS appoints Andrew Black as Chief Operating Officer - April 21, 2026
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has promoted Andrew Black to Chief Operating Officer (COO). Before this appointment, he held the dual role of chief of staff and chief public affairs officer. In his new position, Black will oversee the day‑to‑day operations of the… Read More
IOP Publishing and TIB renew agreement to support open access publishing - April 21, 2026
IOP Publishing (IOPP) and TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology have extended their partnership for another three years. The agreement covers read access and publishing services for researchers at 80 German institutions participating in the TIB Consortium. Under the renewed arrangement,… Read More
AI disclosure practices highlighted in scholarly publishing commentary - April 21, 2026
Scholarly authors are increasingly expected to disclose and describe their use of generative AI. In a commentary published in American Ethnologist, Marcel LaFlamme, Director of Research Policy and Scholarship at the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and Natalie Meyers, ARL/CNI AI Researcher in Residence,… Read More
Global partners establish OA Forward to advance open access negotiations - April 21, 2026
DEAL Open Access Services (DEAS), in collaboration with the University of California Libraries, Consortia Colombia, the Council of Australasian University Librarians, the Max Planck Society, the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), and the South African… Read More
EBSCO launches Art Source Ultimate to support global art and architecture research - April 21, 2026
EBSCO Information Services has introduced Art Source Ultimate, a full‑text database designed to advance research and education in art and architecture. The resource is described as the largest of its kind, offering extensive coverage across disciplines, time periods, and global perspectives. The database includes… Read More
CAUL marks 100,000 open access articles and $500 million in savings - April 21, 2026
The Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) has announced a major milestone in open access publishing for Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The 100,000th open access article was recently published through a CAUL consortium agreement. Since establishing its first agreements with two small publishers in 2020, CAUL… Read More
