(21 Feb 2020) One of the most significant impacts of Plan S (the drive to initiate an open access transition in scholarly publishing) has been to accelerate interest in national level read-and-publish deals. Whilst these deals have streamlined open access provision in the Global North, Jefferson Pooley argues that they lock in and exacerbate existing inequalities in scholarly…
(19 Feb 2020) On 30 January 2020, archivists, digital preservationists, records managers, librarians, academics, and IT specialists from across Aotearoa and Australia came together in Wellington to discuss the particular challenges and opportunities in preserving email. See the full programme here Read the full notes of the symposium here
(25 Feb 2020) The Smithsonian announced today the launch of Smithsonian Open Access, an initiative that removes Smithsonian copyright restrictions from about 2.8 million of its digital collection images and nearly two centuries of data. This means that people everywhere can now download, transform and share this open access content for any purpose, for free, without further…
(26 Feb 2020) QUT is a major Australian university with a global outlook and a ‘real world’ focus. As one of Australia’s fastest-growing research universities, QUT invests heavily in collaborative learning and interdisciplinary research environments, and its courses are in high demand. QUT Library is seen as a market leader providing dynamic and innovative access…
The Experience Report, Sponsored by SAP, Will Share News & Analysis On How Experiences—The Interactions with Products, Brands and Companies—Drive Success (24 Feb 2020) The Wall Street Journal today launched The Experience Report, a new digital offering that delivers news and analysis on the ways that companies optimize data, technology and design to drive successful interactions…
(24 Feb 2020) SAGE Publishing announces the launch of a new portal that enables authors, consortia, libraries, and funders to manage the open access publishing workflow. Named the SAGE Open Access Portal, the platform currently supports SAGE Choice, the publisher’s hybrid Open Access (OA) publishing option, for 900+ journals. Later in 2020, it will be extended…
By Ruth A. Pagell* What is the most international university? How do Malaysian universities compare to other Asian universities? What university is the most popular? What is the best city for students? “The direct measurement of teaching mission is virtually unfeasible and those evaluations based on surveys (subjective), ratios of students/scholar (data unreliable and results…
Mark Ritchie, a Senior Technology Executive, Provides Leadership as Vice President of Business Development (25 Feb 2020) As part of Eclat Engineering’s strategic growth plan to widen its product offering and expand its global reach, the Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Ritchie. As the former Director of Libraries at PressReader, Mark…
(14 Feb 2020) National Library of Sweden recently published its report on “Evaluation of the cancellation of the Bibsam Consortium’s journal agreement with Elsevier: Consequences of the cancellation 2018-2019”. The report gives a detailed description on the background of the cancellation, and how the cancellation effect on researchers, publishers, and research organizations within the consortium.…
(18 Feb 2020) Earlier this month the Center for Open Science (COS) formally launched TOP Factor, an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) based primarily on the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines. Alison Mudditt, Vice Chair of the COS Board explained more in detail and the background behind. Read the full story from…
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