WVU Libraries join MIT Press OA Publishing Initiative - May 31, 2022
In March 2021, MIT Press announced the launch of its Direct-to-Open (D2O) framework. In this model, rather than purchasing licenses to eBook titles individually or through packages, libraries pay annual participation fees that support open access (OA) book publishing. Participating libraries gain access to… Read More
JMIR Publications is now live and connected to the OA Switchboard - May 31, 2022
JMIR Publications is now live and connected to the OA Switchboard, a non-profit initiative of funding organizations, research institutions, and publishers dedicated to a smooth transition to open access (OA) publishing through simplified sharing of metadata between stakeholders via a central information exchange hub.… Read More
OCLC releases over 150 million WorldCat Entities as the foundation of a linked data infrastructure - May 31, 2022
OCLC has completed a project, funded in part by a grant from the Mellon Foundation, to develop a shared entity management infrastructure that supports linked data initiatives in the library community. As a result of this effort, OCLC has released millions of authoritative WorldCat… Read More
KU University Senate approves resolution supporting OA - May 26, 2022
KU’s University Senate unanimously approved a resolution adopting principles of open access at the university. The resolution outlines two key components. First, it encourages KU scholars to publish in open access journals and/or archive their articles in KU’s open-access digital repository, KU ScholarWorks. … Read More
Linnaeus University announces publishing agreement with Frontiers - May 26, 2022
Linnaeus University has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible Linnaeus University researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 10% membership discount. The… Read More
Springer Nature to revise the application for its titles to become Jisc-approved transformative journals - May 26, 2022
Springer Nature has been asked to revise and resubmit an application for its Nature Research Journals and Palgrave Journals to become Jisc-approved transformative journals. In its application, made on April 14, 2022, Springer Nature offered a deposit of an author’s accepted manuscript (AAM)… Read More
