best practice – Access

NISO Publishes recommended practice on improved access to institutionally-provided information resources

Libraries, Research SupportJuly 7, 2019

(2 Jul 2019) The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published a new Recommended Practice on Improved Access to Institutionally-Provided Information Resources. This NISO Recommended Practice provides recommendations for using federated identity as an access model and improving the federated authentication user experience, arising from the Resource Access for the 21st Century (RA21) initiative. Ralph Youngen,…

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ISSN and DOAJ: a renewed partnership

Databases, eJournals, Open Access, Publishers, ToolsFebruary 23, 2018

(22 February 2018) DOAJ is delighted to announce the renewal of its partnership with ISSN. DOAJ is heavily reliant on issn.org (the ISSN database) as having a fully registered and confirmed ISSN is one of the first checks that the Editorial Team undertakes when considering applications. For DOAJ, obtaining an ISSN for a journal is…

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DOAJ launches the DOAJ Best Practice Guide

eJournals, Open Access, PublishersJanuary 31, 2018

DOAJ has launched the DOAJ Best Practice Guide (30 January 2018) The Guide is a web resource that provides selection criteria, resources and tools for the identification of reputable open access journals to support researchers, publishers and librarians in their search of best practice and transparency standards. It is also an attempt to collect discussions about open access to publications and its…

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Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing, version 3

PublishersJanuary 17, 2018

The 3rd version of the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing is published today (15 January 2018) The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) are scholarly organizations that have seen an…

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ACRL releases Bridging Worlds: Emerging Models and Practices of U.S. Academic Libraries Around the Globe

LibrariesSeptember 13, 2016

(12 September 2016, Chicago) The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of Bridging Worlds: Emerging Models and Practices of U.S. Academic Libraries Around the Globe. Edited by Raymond Pun, Scott Collard, and Justin Parrott, the book provides insight into international academic libraries and provides best practices and practical leadership strategies. Over…

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Experts offer best practices for institutional repositories

UncategorizedNovember 20, 2013

(Chicago, 19 November 2013) The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announces the release of “The Institutional Repository: Benefits and Challenges,” edited by Pamela Bluh and Cindy Hepfer. The six chapters of this book arm readers with the information they need to begin planning a…

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