(5 Sep 2023) Drawing on the findings of a sustainability review of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Joanna Ball and Andrea Chiarelli reflect on why funding this type of resource is a complex endeavour. They consider challenges shared by all open scholarly infrastructures and tease out upcoming changes to DOAJ’s support mechanisms. Read…
(5 Sep 2023) Title 17, Section 407 of the U.S. Code requires that the copyright holder in a printed work or sound recording published in the United States “deposit, within three months after the date of such publication, two complete copies of the best edition… in the Copyright Office for the use or disposition of the…
(6 Sep 2023) Oxford University Press (OUP) is launching Oxford Intersections, a new resource combining original research from multiple academic disciplines centred on a complex global topic. Launching in 2024, the first six Oxford Intersections initially under development are: Racism by Context – AI in Society and Culture – Place and Space – Social Media – Borders –…
(29 Aug 2023) PlumX Metrics are a primary source of article metrics on Scopus, providing insights into the ways people interact with research output in the online environment. By categorizing the metrics into five categories – Usage, Captures, Mentions, Social Media, and Citations – PlumX helps make sense of a large amount of metrics data and…
(6 Sep 2023) About the role: An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic University Librarian to come join us at Swinburne University as we implement the Campus Heart Project. In this role, you will be responsible for the strategic leadership and management of library services, collections and projects to meet the learning, teaching…