NISO members approve proposal for new recommended practice to update author name changes - April 7, 2021
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced that their Voting Members have approved the formation of a new Working Group to develop a Recommended Practice to Update Author Name Changes in the Academic Publication Record after Publication as a Result of Identity Change. NISO invites statements… Read More
NYU Libraries and ProQuest launch pilot program to offer NYU students and faculty instant access to 150,000 ebooks via app - April 7, 2021
New York University (NYU) Libraries and EdTech leader ProQuest have launched a pilot project that will make over 150,000 scholarly titles available to students and faculty via their mobile devices. NYU users can access coursebooks, ebooks, and reference works from major publishers through an e-reader app called… Read More
University of Rhode Island joins HathiTrust - April 7, 2021
The University of Rhode Island has become the latest member of HathiTrust, a global collaborative of research and academic libraries working to ensure the preservation and accessibility of the cultural record. HathiTrust holds the largest set of digitized books managed by the academic, research, and library community… Read More
Springer Nature announces first Transformative Agreement in Ireland, increases number of its national Transformative Agreements to 13 - April 5, 2021
Springer Nature and IReL, a nationally funded e-resource licensing consortium of publicly funded Irish higher educational institutions, have announced a four year transformative agreement (TA). This new deal, the 13th for Springer Nature, gives publications from researchers across Ireland increased global reach. Research… Read More
Elsevier and the Russian Rectors’ Union announce winners of the 2021 Research Excellence Awards Russia - April 5, 2021
Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, and the Russian Rectors’ Union have announced the winners of the 2021 Research Excellence Awards Russia. The Awards program, first held in Russia in 2005, aims to support scientific research in Russia and… Read More
Dr. Christa Müller named editor-in-chief of ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science - April 5, 2021
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced the appointment of Dr. Christa Müller of Bonn University as the new editor in chief of ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science. At Bonn University, Müller is a full professor of pharmaceutical chemistry in the Pharmaceutical… Read More
