NISO releases draft FASTEN Recommended Practice for public comment - November 1, 2019
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is seeking comments on a new draft Recommended Practice pertaining to the modernisation of library-vendor technical interoperability using RESTful web service application programming interfaces (APIs) and standard mobile application intent calls. In the interest of streamlining information transfer between vendor… Read More
SPARC Europe releases summary and implementation guidance of Open Data Directive - November 1, 2019
The Directive on open data and the re-use of public sector information, also called the “Open Data Directive” went into effect in July this year. To aid in the implementation of this new legislation, of which members states have until July 16, 2021 to transpose,
SAGE Publishing launches SAGE vantage, a digital course platform for instructors and students - October 30, 2019
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced the launch of SAGE vantage, a digital course platform for instructors and students designed to enable time-effective and evidence-based teaching, engaged learning, and critical thinking. The platform offers instructors a three-step course set up, auto-grading, integration into institutional learning management… Read More
Elsevier launches the Research Data Management Librarian Academy - October 25, 2019
Elsevier, a global information analytics business specialising in science and health, has announced the launch of the Research Data Management Librarian Academy (RDMLA), an online program created by a team of expert librarians in the Northeastern United States. The RDMLA is intended… Read More
MIT develops principle-based framework to guide negotiations with scholarly publishers - October 25, 2019
The MIT Libraries, together with the MIT Committee on the Library System and the Ad Hoc Task Force on Open Access to MIT’s Research, announced that it has developed a principle-based framework to guide negotiations with scholarly publishers. The framework emerges directly from the core principles… Read More
Gale launches Gale In Context: For Educators, streamlines curriculum planning and amplifies collaboration - October 23, 2019
Gale, a Cengage company, has announced the launch of Gale In Context: For Educators, a new product that gives educators a more effective approach to curriculum development and classroom instruction. Fuelled by content from the Gale In Context suite of student databases, For Educators provides standards-aligned… Read More
Pensoft introduces mandatory data audit for data papers - October 22, 2019
Building on ten years of experience in biodiversity data extraction, publishing and dissemination, scholarly publisher and technology provider Pensoft has introduced mandatory data audit for data papers submitted to any relevant journal across its exclusively open access portfolio. The solution leverages both manual and technological expertise… Read More
Bentham Science unveils new subscription-based journal, Current Nanotoxicity and Prevention - October 21, 2019
STM publisher Bentham Science has announced the launch of the subscription-based journal, Current Nanotoxicity and Prevention. The first issue of the journal will be available online by the mid of the year, 2020. Dr. Rajendra Susai will serve as the Editor-in-Chief of this new journal. Dr.… Read More
O’Reilly unveils Radar to help organisations understand and embrace what’s next in technology and business - October 21, 2019
O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, has announced the launch of Radar, a new research, analysis, and opinion process that helps organisations uncover and explore emerging technology themes, empowering them to succeed amid constant change. Radar assimilates signals and data to… Read More
Taylor & Francis Online introduces innovative text to audio option for all journal content - October 18, 2019
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Online has introduced a new feature offering an innovative text to audio option for all journal content, enriching their content for all online users, while making it more accessible to a wider range of readers. The introduction of Readspeaker allows logged-in… Read More
