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Charting Sweden’s path beyond transformative agreements – analysis and proposals for strategic direction

Open AccessNovember 30, 2023

(Oct 2023) In 2021, the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions (Sveriges universitets- ochhögskoleförbund, SUHF) decided to convene a beyond transformative agreements working group(the BTA group) to lay the foundation for further advancing the transition to open access. The group includes researchers, representatives of higher education institutions, funders and negotiators from the Bibsam Consortium. It…

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The New York Public Library releases Best Books of 2023

LibrariesNovember 29, 2023

(21 Nov 2023) The New York Public Library announced today its Best Books of 2023, a curated list of 240 recommended titles published this year for children, teens, and adults. For nearly a century NYPL’s expert librarians have been providing New Yorkers with their year-end recommendations, celebrating books that inspire a love of reading. This…

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ALIA Library Design awards are open for nominations

Asia PacificNovember 29, 2023

(29 Nov 2023) Nominations for the ALIA Library Design awards are open. Whether it’s a refurbishment or new build, make a feature of your library’s design and celebrate excellence in library infrastructure. Nominate before 8 March 2024: https://buff.ly/3QXEkFn

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Who should pay for open-access publishing? APC alternatives emerge

Open AccessNovember 29, 2023

(14 Nov 2023) Article-processing charges levied by publishers on authors have become an integral — and sometimes unpopular — part of the open-access revolution. Other options are being explored. As the open-access landscape evolves, various publishing and payment models are emerging in addition to standard APCs, ranging from ones tailored to small communities of…

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The Future of peer review: Diversification and decentralization

Research SupportNovember 29, 2023

(24 Nov 2023) This blog post draws insights from a recent installment of Highwire’s Best Practice Webinar Series, featuring a distinguished panel of experts: Fiona Hutton, Head of Publishing at eLife Sciences, Monica Granados from PREreview; and Boris Barbour from PubPeer. The webinar delved into the future of peer review by exploring community and third-party…

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Research Solutions announces acquisition of scite

PublishersNovember 28, 2023

(27 Nov 2023) Research Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSSS), a trusted partner providing cloud-based workflow solutions to accelerate research for R&D-driven organizations, today announced their acquisition of scite, an award-winning search and discovery platform that leverages AI to increase the discoverability and evaluation of research. The acquisition of scite further enhances Research Solutions’ product offerings and provides…

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Understanding China’s perspective on research integrity and open access

Open AccessNovember 28, 2023

(15 Nov 2023) Interactions and collaborations between the Chinese research community and international scholarly publishers are as numerous and wide-ranging as at any point in past 20 years, during which China has become the world’s top producer of research papers. Yet in some ways the perception gap between these two groups is widening. Some of our…

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AI tools seek to assist researchers despite ongoing limitations

Research Support, ToolsNovember 28, 2023

New tools show promise, but technical and legal barriers may hinder widespread use (21 Nov 2023) In today’s world, where scientific research is rapidly growing, new AI tools like Elicit or Scim are being developed to help researchers sort through and understand large numbers of academic papers. However, these tools are not perfect yet.…

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Ruth’s Rankings 58: QS’s rankings and its regions: Examples of customization

Ruth's RankingsNovember 28, 2023

By Ruth A Pagell * (27 Nov 2023) Question: Do regional rankings address some of the concerns about the current world rankings? It is fashionable to criticize the rankings (Brink). My last set of articles, Ruth’s Ranking 56 parts 1 and 2 and RR 57, focused on changes in metrics and weightings from our…

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Singapore: NLB to launch multiple AI services to enhance public interaction

Asia PacificNovember 27, 2023

(21 Nov 2023) The National Library Board (NLB) is poised to revolutionize the public’s interaction with literature by launching multiple artificial intelligence (AI) services, including a chatbot, an AI image generation service, and a real-time visualization system. Read more here.

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