Oxford University Press and Jisc announce transformative ‘Read and Publish’ agreement - February 18, 2021
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) and education and research not-for-profit, Jisc, have reached a comprehensive ‘Read and Publish’ agreement. The new agreement will provide UK universities with access to OUP’s journal collection and will allow authors at participating institutions to publish 100%… Read More
Integration of the Ex Libris Esploro solution with Knowledge Unlatched Oable to help institutions manage APCs and OA publishing - February 18, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced a partnership with open access (OA) service provider Knowledge Unlatched. Under the deal, the Ex Libris Esploro™ research information management solution will be integrated with the Knowledge Unlatched Oable workflow management solution. This integration will provide research institutions with full… Read More
Elsevier collaborates with SimX to offer innovative virtual reality healthcare simulations to nursing schools across North America - February 17, 2021
Elsevier, a global leader in information and analytics, has announced a partnership with SimX, a developer of advanced VR simulation trainings for healthcare professionals, to launch Simulation Learning System (SLS) for RN with Virtual Reality (SLS with VR). SLS with VR is a new digital solution that… Read More
STM appoints Dr. Hylke Koers as CIO for the STM Solutions initiative - February 17, 2021
STM has announced that Dr. Hylke Koers has been appointed as Chief Information Officer of its new initiative STM Solutions. STM Solutions has been established to develop and manage forward thinking shared infrastructures and collaborative services to support the scholarly communications community. The initiative will formally launch… Read More
PLOS and Uppsala University announce two 3-year publishing agreements - February 17, 2021
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) and the Uppsala University have announced two 3-year publishing agreements that allow researchers to publish in PLOS journals without incurring article processing charges (APC). The Community Action Publishing (CAP) agreement enables Uppsala University researchers to publish fee-free in the journals PLOS… Read More
ASABE unveils Figshare-powered portal to make supplementary research data openly available, citable, and discoverable - February 17, 2021
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) have announced the launch of a platform to make supplementary research data openly available, citable, and discoverable with a Figshare-powered portal - https://asabe.figshare.com/. Supplementary research data published in the journals — Transactions of the… Read More
