The ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (Virtual) Program Scheduler is now open - May 3, 2021
The American Library Association has announced that the 2021 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (Virtual), June 23-29, Program Scheduler is now open. With more than 200 educational sessions, 250+ exhibitors, 25+ featured speakers, and more than 140 authors, there's incredible value in professional development… Read More
Ellen Finnie appointed as CDL’s new Director of Shared Collections - May 3, 2021
The California Digital Library (CDL) has announced that Ellen Finnie has been appointed as CDL’s new Director of Shared Collections, with responsibility for a significant strategic portfolio encompassing system wide licensing, open access publisher agreements, and shared print initiatives. Ellen will begin transitioning to her new role… Read More
Italian Universities implement Ex Libris RapidILL interlibrary loan services to improve document delivery - May 3, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that four prominent Italian universities—the Libera Università di Bolzano (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano), Università degli Studi di Bergamo (University of Bergamo), Università degli Studi di Genova (University of Genoa), and Università degli Studi dell’Insubria (University of Insubria)—recently adopted the Ex… Read More
Wolters Kluwer, Heath, collaborates with APTA to publish The Journal of Aquatic Physical Therapy, January/April 2021 issue now available online - April 30, 2021
Wolters Kluwer, Heath, in collaboration with the Academy of Aquatic Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), will publish The Journal of Aquatic Physical Therapy beginning with the online publication of the January/April 2021 issue. JAPT is the ninth APTA journal added… Read More
Taylor & Francis Group announces transformative agreements consortia across Europe - April 30, 2021
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group has reached several transformative agreements with consortia across Europe, as it continues to expand its commitment to open access. Academics in The Netherlands, Spain, Hungary, and Austria will benefit from ‘read and publish’ partnerships signed in recent months. A renewed… Read More
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. signs new four year transitional open access agreement with swissuniversities - April 30, 2021
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. have announced a new four year read-and-publish agreement with swissuniversities to provide unlimited read access and to accelerate open access publishing among over 40 Swiss higher education and research institutions across Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The read-and-publish agreement allows members and customers… Read More