The EUTOPIA European University and OpenAIRE partner to create a research portal for ten EUTOPIA universities - July 25, 2022
The EUTOPIA European University and OpenAIRE have announced a partnership. Under the deal, both will work together to create a research portal for the ten EUTOPIA universities. The aim is to increase the findability and accessibility of EUTOPIA research and to serve as a… Read More
American College of Cardiology appoints Melvin R. Echols as Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer - July 8, 2022
American College of Cardiology (ACC) names Melvin R. Echols as Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, effective July 18. Echols will lead the College's diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy and programs while maintaining a portion of his current clinical and research responsibilities at Morehouse School of Medicine… Read More
NISO’s Video and Audio Metadata Recommended Practice is now available for public comment - June 22, 2022
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced that its draft Video and Audio Metadata Recommended Practice is available for public comment through August 5, 2022. This new Recommended Practice establishes guidelines for metadata for video and audio assets, including administrative metadata, semantic metadata,… Read More
ResearchGate and Royal Society partnership to increase accessibility of research - June 9, 2022
The Royal Society, the UK’s national science academy, and ResearchGate, the professional network for researchers, have announced a content syndication partnership that will see the addition of 5,000 open access (OA) articles from journals Open Biology and Royal Society Open Science to ResearchGate. … Read More
CARL releases Insights Report from its Diversity and Inclusion Study - June 6, 2022
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) has shared the final Insights Report from its Diversity and Inclusion Study, prepared by the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI Consulting). In 2021, CARL conducted a Diversity and Inclusion Survey on… Read More
Ovid® launches DE&I collection, focusses on healthcare disparities, culturally sensitive care, and diverse staffing - May 11, 2022
Wolters Kluwer, Health has announced that its medical research platform, Ovid®, has launched a collection of research articles, books, and media called the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) collection. The collection aims to help users address equitable healthcare delivery, and how… Read More
Springer Nature to rename 21 journals; collaborates with Clarivate to enable titles to become gender-neutral - April 20, 2022
Springer Nature and Clarivate share a commitment to building an inclusive research culture and championing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the communities they serve, supporting Sustainable Development Goal 10 aimed at reducing inequalities. The organizations have agreed on a process that will… Read More
The Society for Scholarly Publishing names Dianndra Roberts as Associate Editor for DEIA content - April 4, 2022
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced that Dianndra Roberts, Senior Publishing Coordinator at the Royal College of Psychiatrists has joined The Scholarly Kitchen (TSK) as Associate Editor for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) content. In this new leadership role, Dianndra will support the commission,… Read More
Taylor & Francis appoints Stacy Scott as the organization’s first Accessibility Officer - January 27, 2022
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group has announced the appointment of Stacy Scott as the organization’s first Accessibility Officer. Stacy Scott has been professionally involved in the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) education sector for almost fifteen years. She began her career in this space as… Read More
Taylor & Francis placed #1 on ASPIRE’s list of Publishers for accessibility - November 17, 2021
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has been verified by ASPIRE with an ASPIREscore of 100%, and are now number 1 on ASPIRE’s list of Publishers. ASPIRE ranks publishers by accessibility statement, awarding each one a score based on criteria such as available content formats… Read More
