OpenOrgs: the OpenAIRE service for bridging registries of research organisations - October 11, 2021
Organisations appear all over the Research & Innovation ecosystem in different shapes and formats: the same organization may appear with different names (e.g., full legal name, short or alternative names, acronym) and different metadata fields in different data sources. Persistent identifiers may be of no help when different data sources… Read More
Joint statement on access to e-book and e-textbook content - October 6, 2021
Together with other representatives and sector bodies, Jisc has pledged to help students and teachers in UK higher and further education to gain equitable and sustainable access to e-books, e-textbooks and related teaching content. Economic and technological changes in the current publishing market have led to… Read More
ALPSP unveils new Mentorship Scheme for the scholarly publishing community - July 12, 2021
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has announced the launch of its Mentorship Scheme, following the successful pilot which ran from February to July 2021. The new scheme aims to connect early career and mid-career scholarly publishers with a wider network… Read More
eLife brings rigorous review and editorial oversight to clinical preprints - June 17, 2021
eLife, a non-profit organisation created by funders and led by researchers, has announced a new approach to peer review and publishing in medicine, including public health and health policy. One of the most notable impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the desire to share important… Read More
PLS announces free online training to support publishers boost rights revenue - June 17, 2021
Publishers’ Licensing Services (PLS) and leading rights experts have created exclusive new training resources to help publishing professionals improve their rights work. The free multi-module training explains the fundamentals of rights and has extensive guidance for acquiring, managing and licensing them. Developed with the help of… Read More
CESAER, the EUA, and Science Europe call on publishers to respect researchers’ rights and to end the use of restrictions and embargoes - May 28, 2021
CESAER, the European University Association (EUA), and Science Europe is calling on all publishers to fully respect researchers’ rights and to end the use of restrictions and embargoes. On May 25, 2021, more than 880 universities and research-performing and research-funding… Read More
C&RL News to move to online-only publishing model from January 2022 - May 28, 2021
College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News), the official newsmagazine and publication of record of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), will adopt an online-only publication model beginning in January 2022. The December 2021 issue will be the final print issue of… Read More
Educational Publishers obtains Preliminary Injunction against 231 websites - November 23, 2020
The Educational Publishers Enforcement Group (EPEG) publishers, consisting of Pearson, Cengage, Elsevier, Macmillan Learning, and McGraw Hill, have obtained a Preliminary Injunction from the United States District Court for the… Read More
Educational publishers obtain preliminary injunction against 63 illegal ebook websites that use online ads to sell pirated content - September 25, 2020
The Educational Publishers Enforcement Group (EPEG) publishers, consisting of Cengage, Elsevier, Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill and Pearson, have obtained a Preliminary Injunction from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New… Read More
Universities may have to cancel deals with publishers if they don’t respond to current financial pressures – warn major sector bodies - August 13, 2020
A price freeze on journal subscriptions will not be enough to avoid UK researchers losing access to key academic content, warn three major sector bodies representing academic library directors and higher education managers. Research Libraries UK (RLUK), SCONUL, the professional association for academic and research… Read More
