COAR seeks input on managing non-English and multilingual content in repositories - June 1, 2023
June 6, 2023 - The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) is inviting the research community and stakeholders to provide their valuable input on 16 draft recommendations for effectively managing non-English and multilingual content in repositories. These recommendations, developed by a COAR Task Force,… Read More
AMA and IHI launch rise to health coalition for equity in healthcare - June 1, 2023
The American Medical Association (AMA), the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), and Race Forward have joined forces to announce the launch of Rise to Health: A National Coalition for Equity in Healthcare. This ground breaking initiative, co-led by the AMA and IHI, aims to… Read More
Frontiers appoints Julian Oei as Group Business Officer to drive innovation and expansion - June 1, 2023
Frontiers, a leading open access publisher, has announced the appointment of Julian Oei as Group Business Officer. In this newly created role, Oei will join the leadership team and oversee the expansion of Frontiers' product and services portfolio into innovative data-driven areas that complement the organization's core… Read More
Karger Publishers reaches a pioneering multi-year read and publish agreement in South Korea - May 31, 2023
Karger Publishers, a global leader in scientific publishing, has announced a ground-breaking three-year Read and Publish agreement with the KESLI (Korean E-resource Service for Library) and KCUE (Korean Council for University Education) consortia. This transformative agreement, marking one of the first… Read More
C4DISC launches 2023 workplace equity survey to assess diversity and inclusion in scholarly publishing - May 31, 2023
The Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC), a coalition of organizations in scholarly publishing and academia, has announced the launch of the Workplace Equity Survey (WE Survey) for 2023. This project aims to assess the current state of equity, diversity, inclusion,… Read More
Notre Dame University-Louaize leads the way: Lebanon’s first FOLIO Library System implemented in partnership with EBSCO Information Services - May 31, 2023
In a significant development for academic libraries in Lebanon, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) Libraries has chosen FOLIO as its Library Services Platform (LSP) in collaboration with EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO). NDU will become the first library in Lebanon to adopt FOLIO,… Read More
