OA Switchboard acts as intermediary platform between institutions, funders and publishers - November 25, 2020
The OA Switchboard, supported by OASPA through a strategic partnership, aims to be a ‘neutral, independent intermediary enabling shared infrastructure, bringing transparency, efficiency and cost-effectiveness to the open access ecosystem’. Its organisational structure ensures collective control by the involved funders, institutions… Read More
Registration now open for 2020 Library Assessment Conference - November 25, 2020
The third session of the virtual 2020–21 Library Assessment Conference is now open for registration (2020 LAC Registration: December 16 - Formstack). The half-day webinar on Critical/Theoretical Assessment and Space is to be held on December 16, 2020. The 2020–21 Library Assessment Conference is being… Read More
Holiday Notice - November 25, 2020
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Springer Nature announces gold open access options for Nature journals - November 24, 2020
Springer Nature, in agreement with the Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL), has recently announced that German authors would be able to publish their primary research open access (OA) in Nature and the Nature research journals. While highly effective in transitioning articles to… Read More
IOP Publishing launches new open access environmental journal series - November 24, 2020
IOP Publishing (IOPP) is launching a suite of new open access (OA) environmental journals, marking the creation of the Environmental Research series. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability (ERIS) is the first new title to launch as part of the series, joining… Read More
EBSCO Information Services launches GIN Library and Registry of Guidelines - November 24, 2020
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has partnered with the Guidelines International Network (GIN) to launch the GIN Library and Registry of Guidelines. The library, which includes approximately 3,000 guidelines developed or endorsed by GIN members, is freely available to… Read More
