Cambridge University Press announces massive expansion of Open Access agreements in the US - April 7, 2021
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press is leading the move to new Open Access (OA) journals publishing agreements in the United States through an unprecedented expansion of transformative ‘Read and Publish’ deals. The number of US institutions participating in such agreements will leap from 13 in 2020 to… Read More
Nomination for the 2021 John Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science now open - April 7, 2021
The John Maddox Prize 2021, is now accepting nominations of individuals who have played an important role in promoting sound science on a matter of public interest, facing difficulty or hostility in doing so. Now in its tenth year, The John Maddox Prize is a joint initiative between the charity… Read More
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
