University Libraries renew access to ScienceDirect for research benefit - January 6, 2022
Penn State University Libraries has renewed Penn State library users’ access to the ScienceDirect database of scholarly journals and e-books through 2026. ScienceDirect, which is published by Elsevier, includes millions of research articles and chapters, plus thousands of academic journals and e-books on topics… Read More
CLOCKSS joins the Digital Preservation Coalition - January 5, 2022
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) has announced that CLOCKSS has become the latest Full Member of the Coalition. A collaboration between leading research libraries and academic publishers around the globe, CLOCKSS is a digital preservation archive for scholarly content. It focuses on content licensed… Read More
Ownership of Geomatica transfers to the Canadian Institute of Geomatics - January 5, 2022
The ownership of Geomatica has been transferred to its founding publisher, the Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG), effective Jauary 1, 2022. Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) will complete publication of Volume 76. CSP extends its appreciation for the support and efforts of Geomatica’s Editor-in-Chief… Read More
Clarivate acquires Patient Connect, further strengthens its patient-centric solutions offering - December 31, 2021
Clarivate Plc, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, has acquired Patient Connect, a provider of patient engagement solutions that enable the measurement of clinical and commercial outcomes and inform the advancement of healthcare. Patient Connect patient engagement… Read More
Kyoto University and World Scientific in deal to provide digital access for Mathematics e-content - December 22, 2021
World Scientific and Kyoto University in Japan have inked a new agreement to provide the university with access to about 1,500 Mathematics e-books. The collaboration substantially adds value to the digital content which Kyoto University faculty members and students currently use. Kyoto University also joins the pool… Read More
OpenAIRE sets up customized portal allowing users to search, browse and access Canadian research outcomes - December 17, 2021
OpenAIRE sets up a customized portal that allows users to search, browse and access Canadian research outcomes. Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) entered into a collaboration with OpenAIRE. The aim of the collaboration is to use the OpenAIRE services to identify Canadian… Read More
Wiley acquires eJournalPress - December 16, 2021
Global research and education leader Wiley has announced the asset purchase of eJournalPress (EJP), a leading provider of software and support services for scholarly publishing. With this investment, Wiley plans to drive the evolution of the technology and platforms that underpin research publishing and… Read More
PLOS announces publishing agreement in Germany; expands footprint in the European Union - December 15, 2021
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) has announced an agreement with Sachsen Consortia to facilitate unlimited publishing across all 12 PLOS titles with no fees for researchers. This agreement encompasses PLOS’ three innovative publishing models, ensuring researchers from 11 Saxon institutions benefit from frictionless, fee-free publishing with… Read More
JMIR Publications partners with E-Health Venture’s Digital Therapeutics (DTx) Innovation Projects - December 15, 2021
JMIR Publications has announced its collaboration with E-Health Venture (EHV) on their Digital Therapeutics (DTx) Projects. Digital therapeutics solutions leverage software and behavioural science to offer new ways of treating or managing medical conditions. They require both clinical and real-world proof of efficacy. Obtaining this proof is… Read More
EIFL signs three-year agreement with InfoBase for the Credo Online Reference Service - December 13, 2021
EIFL has signed a three-year renewal agreement with Infobase for Credo Reference, an online reference database with authoritative content from over 750 e-book titles, covering major topics in the arts, humanities and sciences. The agreement, which runs until 2024, is available to library consortia… Read More
