New NISO project to develop a Recommended Practice for Unique Electronic Resource Package Identifiers - September 15, 2021
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced a new project, recently approved by its voting members, to develop a Recommended Practice for Unique Electronic Resource Package Identifiers. Volunteers are now invited to join a new Working Group to create a set of draft recommendations for public… Read More
The Association for Computing Machinery and the Chinese Academy of Sciences sign new transformative OA publishing agreement - September 15, 2021
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have signed the largest transformational open access (OA) publishing agreement in China to date. As a local third-party representing the specific requirements of ACM and CAS, The Charlesworth Group also helped… Read More
IntechOpen launches new publishing format: IntechOpen Book Series - September 15, 2021
Open access publisher IntechOpen has announced the launch of its new publishing format: IntechOpen Book Series with the aim to make book publishing more relevant for the digital age and offer innovative Open Access publishing options. Designed to cover fast-moving research fields in rapidly expanding areas,… Read More
Physical Review Journals announce name-change policy - September 15, 2021
The American Physical Society (APS) has released the details of its name-change policy for the Physical Review journals. The policy is intended to make the world’s leading physics journals more inclusive and ensure authors retain ownership of prior work published under a different name.… Read More
American Library Association announces LibLearnX will be a virtual event - September 15, 2021
The American Library Association’s Executive Board has announced that LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience, scheduled for January 21-24, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas, will take place virtually. LibLearnX, ALA’s all-new January event, is a member-focused conference designed to motivate, inspire, and engage discussions that will shape… Read More
Legacy Health selects Wolters Kluwer’ Simplifi 797 to standardize medication compounding and ensure USP compliance across eight locations - September 14, 2021
Wolters Kluwer, Health has announced that Legacy Health, a non-profit health system based in Portland, Oregon, has selected Simplifi 797® for expert, end-to-end compliance support for cleanroom operations across eight facilities. Simplifi 797’s customizable support and closed-loop functionality will help Legacy Health standardize medication… Read More