(12 June 2014) The HKUST library has created for its research community, Scholarly Communications@HKUST Library. It covers getting published, data management, open access, research repositories and more. Take a look here.
(9 June 2014) The Open and Shut? blog curated by Richard Poynder interviews S. Arunachalam on what is happening with open access in India, and the form that it is taking. Read the interview here.
(3 June 2014) The Museum of New Zealand has made over 30,000 images downloadable, for free, in the highest resolution. You can search for and download them at Collections Online. Read the illustrated announcement.
(27 May 2014) Open access publication Scientific Data has launched online today, publishing its first eight Data Descriptors across fields including neuroscience, ecology and epidemiology. Scientific Data is the latest open research initiative from Nature Publishing Group. Data Descriptors, Scientific Data’s article type, are peer-reviewed, scientific publications that provide detailed descriptions of experimental and observational…
(27 May 2014, Bristol) IOP Publishing (IOP) has today announced the launch of a three-year pilot project under which 20 participating universities will be able to offset the majority of their expenditure on hybrid article publication charges (APCs) in IOP journals against their subscription and licence fees. The agreement follows discussions between IOP, Research Libraries…
(26 May 2014) James Pringle, Vice President, ISI, says ‘Our observations yield some useful lessons. Open Access journals can have similar impact to other journals, and prospective authors should not fear publishing in these journals merely because of their access model. Furthermore, it does not appear that expansion of potential readership in itself will necessarily transform…
(16 May 2014, New York) Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced today that more than 400,000 high-resolution digital images of public domain works in the Museum’s world-renowned collection may be downloaded directly from the Museum’s website for non-commercial use—including in scholarly publications in any media—without permission from the…
(14 May 2014) Several organizations have committed to the principle that access to information advances discovery, accelerates innovation and improves education. They endorse the policies and practices that enable open access – immediate, barrier free access to and reuse of scholarly articles. They also believe that eliminating embargo periods should be included in open access…
(12 May 2014) Nature Publishing Group (NPG) with Nanyang Technological University (NTU) today announce a new online-only open-access journal, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. Leading NTU’s effort in this new initiative is its Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), a national research institute that aims to harness the powers of micro-organisms for environmental and…
(3 May 2014) UPT. Perpustakaan Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia sedang mengembangkan layanan koleksi akses kecepatan untuk mahasiswa dan fakultas. Perpustakaan ini sekarang menyediakan fasilitas pencarian terbaru dengan mengintegrasikan OPAC dan Repositori Akses Terbuka dengan menggunakan kecanggihan teknologi Google. Fasilitas ini menyelesaikan masalah penurunan kecepatan pencarian koleksi dari berbagai perpustakaan di dunia yang sudah sampai mencapai…
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