Elsevier and the University of Florida sign pilot agreement to support OA publishing and research - July 2, 2020
The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida (UF) and Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, have agreed to a new pilot program to support open access (OA) publishing at UF. The agreement will support UF’s open access goals… Read More
Metallomics joins Oxford University Press’ journals portfolio - July 2, 2020
The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced the transfer of the journal Metallomics from its journals portfolio to Oxford University Press (OUP). Metallomics publishes cutting-edge investigations aimed at elucidating the identification, distribution, dynamics, role and impact of metals and metalloids in biological… Read More
MPS completes acquisition of HighWire Press to evolve business - July 2, 2020
MPS Limited (MPS), a leading provider of content, learning, and platform solutions, has announced that they have completed the acquisition of HighWire Press. HighWire has long been an industry thought leader and has championed many of the digital standards and initiatives that… Read More
GOBI® Library Solutions from EBSCO extends its Demand-Driven Acquisition to include Books at JSTOR - July 1, 2020
GOBI® Library Solutions from EBSCO is providing choice for libraries by extending its Demand Driven Acquisition (DDA) services to include Books at JSTOR. This arrangement offers libraries more options to acquire and manage their DDA program via their preferred workflow solution. … Read More
The University Medical Center Groningen adopts Kudos Pro to accelerate communication of COVID-19 research - July 1, 2020
Kudos, the award-winning service for accelerating research impact through strategic communications management, has announced that the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) has adopted Kudos Pro to accelerate communication of its COVID-19 research. UMCG claims to be one of the largest hospitals in… Read More
ACS and the Norwegian Directorate for ICT and Joint Services in Higher Education and Research partner to move open science forward - June 30, 2020
The American Chemical Society (ACS) and the Norwegian Directorate for ICT and Joint Services in Higher Education and Research (UNIT) have announced a landmark ‘read and publish’ agreement to advance open access publication by researchers at the consortium’s nine member institutions. The agreement will run… Read More
OpenAPC and Knowledge Unlatched launch public dataset on Book Processing Charges - June 30, 2020
Knowledge Unlatched (KU) and OpenAPC, operated by the University of Bielefeld, are expanding the OpenAPC dataset to support the inclusion of Book Processing Charges (BPCs). The first deposit includes all payments made by KU to publishers for the KU Select programs, equaling almost 1,000 books. KU… Read More
German National APC agreement between EDP Sciences and TIB – German National Library of Science and Technology to continue in 2020 - June 29, 2020
The German National APC agreement between EDP Sciences and the Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) – German National Library of Science and Technology will continue in 2020. The successful partnership is an excellent example of effective international cooperation and demonstrates how robust institutional arrangements can benefit individual scientists… Read More
ProQuest and Kudos partner to help graduate students gain visibility for their dissertations and theses - June 29, 2020
ProQuest, an EdTech leader with the world’s largest collection of curated dissertations and theses, and Kudos, the award-winning networking and communications tracking service for accelerating research impact, have announced an initiative that will help graduate students get the best possible exposure for… Read More
Aarhus University Press joins Project MUSE to provide full list of highly regarded books to academic libraries - June 29, 2020
Aarhus University Press has joined Project MUSE, a provider of digital humanities and social science content for the scholarly community, with the goal of making available to academic libraries their full list of highly regarded books in archaeology, anthropology, arts, and many other humanities and social… Read More
