ARL Board affirms transparency as core operating principle of research libraries - August 27, 2021
At its summer meeting, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board of Directors approved reiterating a long-standing licensing best practice of declining to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) with publishers. Collectively, research libraries in the US and Canada spend an annual $1.7 billion on scholarly and research… Read More
Karger Publishers to adopt Plan S-aligned ‘Transformative Journal’ model for journals - August 25, 2021
Karger Publishers is adopting the Plan S-aligned ‘Transformative Journal’ model for a growing number of journals, acting on its commitment to accelerate the transition to Open Access (OA). Seven Karger Publishers journals have committed to the Transformative Journals model so far. These include: Annals of Nutrition and… Read More
IEEE and FinELib announce transformative Open Access Read and Publish deal - August 25, 2021
Technical professional organization IEEE and FinELib, a consortium of Finnish universities, universities of applied sciences, research institutes, and public libraries, have entered an Open Access Read and Publish agreement. With this new agreement, researchers and other users at the participating institutions will be able… Read More
NHS secures access to BNF content for the next 12 years - August 25, 2021
Pharmaceutical Press and BMJ, joint publishers of BNF Publications, and their partner Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, have been awarded a 12-year contract from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to continue supply of British National Formulary content to… Read More
Royal Society of Chemistry launches new Gold OA journal – Energy Advances - August 25, 2021
The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced that its new Gold OA journal Energy Advances focuses on energy science, and in particular the interdisciplinarity required for breakthroughs in the field. Energy Advances welcomes research from any related discipline including materials science, engineering, technology, biosciences… Read More
University of Missouri System to adopt FOLIO Library Services Platform using EBSCO FOLIO Services - August 25, 2021
The four academic libraries in the University of Missouri System are transitioning to the FOLIO Library Services Platform using EBSCO FOLIO Services from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO). The move to FOLIO will create a unified platform that provides flexibility and a… Read More
