eLife partners with PREreview to increase diversity in scholarly peer review - March 29, 2021
eLife, a non-profit organisation created by funders and led by researchers, has announced a new partnership with PREreview to engage more researchers from diverse backgrounds in peer review. eLife and PREreview – an open project aimed at bringing more equity and diversity to the scholarly peer-review… Read More
GOBI Library Solutions now offers University Press Library eCollections from De Gruyter - March 29, 2021
GOBI® Library Solutions from EBSCO (GOBI Library Solutions) now offers University Press Library eCollections from De Gruyter. The De Gruyter University Press Library eCollections contain the complete frontlist collections of 16 prestigious North American university presses including University of Chicago Press, Harvard University Press,… Read More
JMIR Publications appoints Dr Jennifer Joe to expand scientific research translation into new digital media - March 29, 2021
JMIR Publications, a ‘born digital’ open-access publisher of academic peer-reviewed journals with a focus on digital health and open science and other innovative scientific communication products, has announced the appointment of Dr. Jennifer Joe as Chief Ambassador. Built on the philosophy of democratizing validated scientific research… Read More
Springer Nature and UC Berkeley Library in deal to publish OA books across all subject areas - March 25, 2021
Springer Nature has signed its first ever institutional open access (OA) book agreement with the University of California, Berkeley Library. The agreement will cover a broad range of book titles across all disciplines — from humanities and social sciences to sciences, technology, medicine and mathematics. Starting in… Read More
Wolters Kluwer collaborates with George Washington University to launch Lippincott TelemedInsights - March 25, 2021
The rapid rise of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic propelled virtual care delivery into the mainstream as an accepted care modality among clinicians and patients. In response to this shift, Wolters Kluwer, Health has announced the release of Lippincott® TelemedInsights, an authoritative resource to support healthcare… Read More
The American Library Association is now accepting submissions for 2021 John Cotton Dana Award - March 25, 2021
The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting submissions for the 2021 John Cotton Dana Award (JCD). The John Cotton Dana Award is one of the most prestigious awards given to libraries and honours outstanding library public relations. Eight $10,000 awards will be provided… Read More