University-Based Publishing Futures community officially launched - October 9, 2024
On September 30, the University-Based Publishing Futures (UBPF) community officially launched with an engaging virtual meeting that attracted 150 attendees. This new multi-community coalition is comprised of professionals from university presses, library publishers, and other academy-affiliated programs dedicated to supporting the infrastructure of scholarly publishing. The UBPF… Read More
Over 50 independent publishers join BioOne’s Subscribe to Open pilot - October 9, 2024
BioOne, the leading non-profit aggregator in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences, has announced that 71 titles from 54 independent publishers will participate in its Subscribe to Open (S2O) pilot, set to begin in January 2026. This marks the largest collective effort of independent… Read More
Elsevier and Times Higher Education announce new multi-year partnership - October 7, 2024
Elsevier, a global leader in scientific information and analytics, and Times Higher Education (THE), the provider of insights that evaluate university excellence globally, have announced an extended multi-year partnership. The collaboration, which began in 2014, will now continue through to 2030. Under the new… Read More
McGraw Hill introduces Evergreen™ delivery model, revolutionizing textbook publishing - October 7, 2024
McGraw Hill has officially launched its innovative Evergreen™ delivery model, marking a transformative shift in the traditional textbook publishing cycle. This industry-first approach allows for digital product updates to be integrated directly into existing courses, relieving instructors of the need to overhaul their course materials with each… Read More
Canadian Research Knowledge Network completes transcription of Departmental Letterbooks through ICR Pilot Project - October 7, 2024
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) has announced the successful transcription of the Departmental Letterbooks, part of Library and Archives Canada’s (LAC) RG 10 fonds, through its intelligent character recognition (ICR) pilot project. Launched in 2022, this initiative aims to transcribe handwritten materials in the Héritage collection… Read More
COAR Notify functionality now available to DSpace users - October 7, 2024
The Coalition of Open Access Repositories (COAR) and the University of Minho Libraries have announced the launch of COAR Notify on the DSpace platform. This new functionality allows repositories to send and receive messages to other 'Notify-enabled' platforms, enhancing the interlinking of related resources within the scholarly… Read More
