SPARC applauds introduction of the Affordable College Textbook Act of 2015 - October 12, 2015
SPARC, an international alliance of academic and research libraries working to broaden access to academic knowledge, has applauded the introduction of the Affordable College Textbook Act of 2015, which would reduce the cost of college textbooks by expanding the use of open educational resources. The bill… Read More
Elsevier in deal to resell HCPro’s HIPAA and Corporate Compliance content to hospitals and health systems across the US - September 15, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced an agreement to resell HCPro's HIPAA and Corporate Compliance content to hospitals and health systems across the U.S. The new content libraries are available as part of Elsevier's comprehensive ICD and CDI eLearning solutions. HCPro's Corporate Compliance and HIPAA libraries are… Read More
Cambridge University and JRC sign MoU to promote and deepen scientific collaboration - September 9, 2015
The University of Cambridge and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission represented respectively by Jennifer Barnes, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for International Strategy and Vladimír Šucha, Director-General, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote and deepen scientific collaboration. The… Read More
Johnson Matthey and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Holdings Co., Ltd. sign Memorandum of Understanding - August 24, 2015
Johnson Matthey's Chief Executive, Robert MacLeod recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Johnson Matthey and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Holdings Co., Ltd. (CASH). CASH is wholly owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China's top science and technology research… Read More
RCUK publishes draft Concordat on Open Research Data, seeks feedback on good practice guidelines - August 18, 2015
Research Councils UK (RCUK), on behalf of the UK Open Research Data Forum, published a draft Concordat on Open Research Data, which sets out expectations of good practice in publishing research data openly. The Concordat aims to help ensure that research data gathered and generated… Read More
The Surgery Journal introduces ‘Submit How You Want,’ a new, simplified submission policy for authors - August 17, 2015
The Surgery Journal (TSJ), launched in May 2015, has announced a new, simplified submission policy for authors: 'Submit How You Want.' As a reflection of TSJ's unique approach to questioning and improving established publishing models, authors who choose to submit their work to the journal will not be required… Read More
New privacy guidelines encourage libraries and vendors to work together to protect reader privacy - August 6, 2015
On June 29, 2015, the American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee approved a new document, 'Library Privacy Guidelines for E-book Lending and Digital Content Vendors.' The document, which outlines best practices for vendors to follow to protect the privacy of library users, is intended to encourage… Read More
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to bring FASTR Act up for mark-up on July 29 - July 28, 2015
After a month of intense conversations and negotiations, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) will bring the 'Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act' up for mark-up on July 29, 2015. The language that will be considered is an amended version… Read More
PeerJ becomes a signatory of the Transparency and Openness Promotion Committee Guidelines - July 10, 2015
Open access publisher PeerJ has expressed its commitment to the principles of transparency in scientific research by becoming a signatory of the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Committee Guidelines, a set of author guidelines that journals can adopt to enhance the transparency of the research they… Read More
LA Referencia adopts OpenAIRE guidelines - July 8, 2015
COAR member LA Referencia, the Latin America Open Access Repositories network, has adopted major elements of OpenAIRE Guidelines to improve global interoperability. LA Referencia is an initiative of public science and technology organisations of nine countries that offers a regional Open Access repository harvesting service. … Read More
