UC Berkeley joins trial of 3 Year Fixed Term PeerJ Memberships to support OA publishing - June 10, 2021
University of California, Berkeley is taking part in the trial of 3 Year Fixed Term PeerJ Memberships, joining University of Ottawa. UC Berkeley have been long-term supporters of PeerJ, becoming one of the first universities to create a PeerJ institutional account back in… Read More
Ex Libris expands Esploro research information management solution - June 10, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced the expansion of the Esploro™ research information management solution. The addition of new scholarly information entities for research projects and activities to Esploro will allow a more comprehensive picture of institutional research work and outcomes. Research information is often… Read More
Springer Nature and LYRASIS announce new sponsoring partnership for a suite of open access books - June 9, 2021
Springer Nature has signed its first sponsorship agreement for open access books with LYRASIS, a US non-profit membership association of libraries, archives, and museums, starting in 2021. The agreement is set to lead to the publication of new open access book titles. The collaboration will focus on… Read More
Open Access agreements with smaller publishers require active cross-stakeholder alignment, says new report - June 9, 2021
Information Power Ltd, a consultancy service specializing in Open Access and research information, has released a report, according to which Open Access agreements between consortia/libraries and smaller independent publishers are used worldwide increasingly since 2020, signalling a potential for further growth. The report was… Read More
Wolters Kluwer releases telemedicine value sets for payers and providers - June 9, 2021
The continued use of telehealth as an essential care modality beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency requires payers and providers to develop forward-looking strategies that facilitate high-quality virtual care at a lower cost. In response, Wolters Kluwer, Health has released telehealth-specific value sets for use in health… Read More
IOP Publishing collaborates with OpenAthens and SeamlessAccess to enhance user experience, streamlines its online authentication process for researchers - June 9, 2021
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has enhanced access to scientific research by streamlining its online authentication process for researchers. IOPP achieved this by working with identity and access management specialist, OpenAthens, and the global cross-stakeholder SeamlessAccess organisation. The trio collaborated to enhance the user login… Read More
