UKSG adds new chapters to ‘E-Resources Management Handbook’ - March 8, 2010
The UKSG has announced the latest chapters to be added to the E-Resources Management Handbook, its open access guide to the practical aspects of working with e-resources. The handbook comprises 27 chapters on topics such as licensing, archiving, marketing and ERM systems. Recent chapters include ‘Peer… Read More
SPARC releases guide on open access publishing funds for campuses - March 5, 2010
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has released a new guide and supporting web resource exploring campus-based open access (OA) publishing funds. Authored by SPARC consultant Greg Tananbaum, the new resources survey the current North American landscape of OA funds and explore key emerging… Read More
Springer and University of Hong Kong in deal for Open Choice programme - February 23, 2010
The University of Hong Kong Libraries has announced an agreement with STM publisher Springer, Germany. The deal allows researchers at the affiliated institutions of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) to publish their research in Springer journals using Springer Open Choice. Springer operates the Springer Open… Read More
Royal Holloway formally approves open access mandate for all research - February 16, 2010
Bedford Library Royal Holloway, University of London, has become the latest university in the UK to give formal approval to an open access publication policy requiring its researchers to deposit copies of their research in the Royal Holloway Research Online (RHRO) repository from September 1, 2010.… Read More
CERN Library offers book catalogue via open access - February 1, 2010
CERN Library has announced that it now offers the bibliographic book records, held in its library catalogue, to be freely downloaded by any third party. The records are provided under the Public Domain Data Licence, which permits colleagues around the world to reuse and upgrade the data for any purpose.… Read More
Cornell University Library seeks financial support for online scientific repository - January 25, 2010
Cornell University Library, one of the leading academic research libraries in the US, is broadening the funding base for its online scientific repository, arXiv. Nearly 600,000 e-prints - research articles published online in physics, mathematics, statistics, computer science and related disciplines - now reside in arXiv,… Read More
ARL, others publish comments to FCC on preserving openness of Internet - January 19, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), EDUCAUSE, Internet2, NYSERNet and ACUTA have published comments, welcoming an initiative to preserve the openness of the Internet. The comments are part of a joint filing to the US’ Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the Net Neutrality proceedings. The non-profit… Read More
SAGE expands list of titles offering open access through SAGE Open - January 13, 2010
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that it has extended the list of titles included in its SAGE Open initiative. Ninety SAGE journals will now offer open access through SAGE Open. SAGE Open initiative is a hybrid open access publishing model allowing authors the option to pay… Read More
UNEP ties up with WHO to take OARE programme to Yemen - December 29, 2009
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently took steps to promote its Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE) programme in Yemen. The aim was to offer the chance for the country's science community to gain greater access to leading scientific journals. UNEP coordinates United… Read More
Columbia University joins Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity - December 14, 2009
Columbia University has joined several leading institutions of higher learning in a commitment to a Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity. Other signatories to the compact are Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California at Berkeley. The compact commits… Read More
