ARL, CNI, EDUCAUSE release final report on research libraries’ use of emerging technologies - October 4, 2021
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and EDUCAUSE have released Crest or Trough? How Research Libraries Used Emerging Technologies to Survive the Pandemic, So Far by Scout Calvert, an ARL visiting program officer and data librarian at Michigan State University. … Read More
EBSCO’s Serials Price Projection Report for 2022 provides overall effective publisher price increases for academic and academic medical libraries - October 1, 2021
The 2022 Serials Price Projection Report from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is now available. The report projects that the overall effective publisher price increases for academic and academic medical libraries are expected to be (before any currency impact) in the range of three to five percent for… Read More
Reflections on promoting a sustainable and diverse OA market - September 27, 2021
Earlier in the year OASPA announced that it was undertaking some work with a wider group of stakeholders to explore the nature of the open access market and the perspectives of different stakeholder groups, with a view to gaining a better understanding of the forces in play… Read More
CME and visualization tools are hot properties in medical publishing M&A, reveals new report - September 21, 2021
An analysis of merger and acquisition activity in the medical publishing space since 2019 revealed strategic demand for continuing medical education (CME) and visualization tools that support health care education and training. This is according to Global Medical Publishing 2021-2025, the latest report from Simba Information. … Read More
Access Microbiology open research platform community survey results published - September 13, 2021
The Microbiology Society is converting its sound science journal, Access Microbiology, into an open research platform at the end of 2021. The platform will turn the peer review process of Access Microbiology inside out, so that all versions of the article, the peer reviews and the Editor’s… Read More
New report reveals good momentum for open science in the EU - September 8, 2021
The European Commission has released the results and datasets of a study monitoring the open access mandate in Horizon 2020. With a steadily increase over the years and an average success rate of 83% open access to scientific publications, the European Commission is at the forefront of… Read More
ACRL releases new whitepaper: Transforming Library Services for Computational Research with Text Data - August 13, 2021
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has announced the publication of a new white paper, "Transforming Library Services for Computational Research with Text Data: Environmental Scan, Stakeholder Perspectives, and Recommendations for Libraries," from authors Megan Senseney, Eleanor Dickson Koehl, Beth Sandore Namachchivaya,… Read More
ASAPbio and COAR survey to assess the levels of preprint sharing taking place using generalist repositories - August 5, 2021
ASAPbio and COAR are inviting institutional and other generalist repositories to fill in a survey about preprint sharing in repositories. The aggregate results of the survey will be made publicly available via the respective websites. The survey, open from August 4… Read More
RLUK’s new research report explores the development and delivery of VRRs and VTSs amongst archives, special collections, and museums - July 19, 2021
Research Libraries UK (RLUK) has published a major research report exploring the development and delivery of Virtual Reading Rooms (VRRs) and Virtual Teaching Spaces (VTSs) amongst archives, special collections, and museums. New Frontiers of Digital Access: The development and delivery of Virtual Reading… Read More
Oxford University Press reports strong shift to digital in a year of disruption - July 15, 2021
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has released its annual report 2020-21 showing that, despite the challenges of the pandemic, it delivered a solid financial performance and responded to meet the rapidly shifting needs of learners and researchers globally. OUP recorded a Group turnover of £754.5… Read More
