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(updated 14 Sep 2021) To fight against the epidemic of 2019 Novel Coronavirus, researchers around the world are working hard to bring pieces together for a clearer picture of the…
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Interview: How can data librarians support data communities?
(10 Aug 2022) Data communities provide social and practical incentives for scientists to voluntarily share and reuse data with colleagues. In order for data communities to emerge and grow, they need…
Oxford University Press to migrate books content to Oxford Academic
The addition of core research books, alongside journals, onto one digital platform — Oxford Academic — will further streamline access to high-quality scholarly content for the academic community, advancing research…
Recent survey finds 82% of European physics researchers are unaware of Plan S
(28 Jul 2022) A new global study from AIP Publishing, the American Physical Society (APS), IOP Publishing (IOPP) and Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) has found that 82% of physics researchers…
Cabells launches Journalytics Medicine & Predatory Reports
(27 Jul 2022) Cabells has announced the launch of Journalytics Medicine & Predatory Reports, their newest search platform dedicated to the medical research community. With in-depth information on over 7,000 verified medical journals…
Cambodia: Educational drug libraries planned
(8 Aug 2022) News from Cambodia: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and the National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD) are to establish three drugs libraries in Banteay Meanchey…
OpenAthens announces dedicated customer support team in Singapore
(4 Aug 2022) Single sign-on provider OpenAthens is pleased to announce the recruitment of new support team members based in Singapore. The move comes as a direct result of an upsurge…
Pearson plans to sell its textbooks as NFTs
Educational publisher’s move into non-fungible tokens is intended to claw back some of the income lost to secondhand sales (2 Aug 2022) Textbook publisher Pearson plans to profit from secondhand…
Singapore University of Social Sciences is hiring Librarian, Collections
(4 Aug 2022) The Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) Library seeks a resourceful, self-motivated and service-oriented individual to acquire and manage primarily electronic resources. The successful candidate will also…
ACS and scite partner on the development of Smart Citations
(2 Aug 2022) scite, an award-winning tool that helps students and researchers discover and understand research findings more efficiently through Smart Citations, has partnered with the American Chemical Society (ACS) to…
CABI launches CABI Digital Library, showcasing all content in one location
(26 Jul 2022) CABI has launched the exciting new CABI Digital Library – which will showcase all of CABI’s content in one location – on Atypon’s award-winning online publishing platform, Literatum. The move…
Wolters Kluwer makes Monkeypox content free to clinicians worldwide
(1 Aug 2022) The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) has declared monkeypox a global health emergency. To fulfill the global need for evidence-based information amid this outbreak, Wolters Kluwer has made…
Ruth’s Rankings 51 Part 2: Gender rankings: Roles and rankings of women’s universities
By Ruth A. Pagell* “Educate a man, you educate an individual, educate a woman you educate a nation” (or family, or generation)1 (1 Aug 2022) Part 2 of…
Springer Nature expands AI-driven digital editing services to books authors and editors for free
AJE (American Journal Experts) Language editing services are being piloted for Springer Nature book authors and editors to help speed up the publication and review process (28 Jul 2022) Springer…
Ithaka S+R releases US Faculty Survey 2021
(14 Jul 2022) The Ithaka S+R US Faculty Survey has tracked the changing research, teaching, and publishing practices of faculty members within higher education triennially since early digital transformation at the…
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