Knowledge Unlatched (KU) and OpenAPC are expanding the OpenAPC dataset to support the inclusion of Book Processing Charges (BPCs)
Posted 4 August 2020
The Dutch Digital Heritage Network (DDHN) and the Open Preservation Foundation (OPF) are working together to develop a Virtual Research Environment (VRE) with preservation tools.
Posted 4 August 2020
Clarivate Plc , known in library circules for the Web of Science, Cortellis, Derwent, CompuMark, MarkMonitor and Techstreet, signed a definitive agreement to combine with CPA Global, a global leader in intellectual property software and tech-enabled services.
Posted 4 August 2020
The newly-launched Platform for Responsible Editorial Policies (PREP) facilitates the transparent review and research into peer-review procedures at 401 journals.
Posted 7 July 2020
Google's latest annual spam report said its preventative spam efforts resulted in over 99% of search results being spam-free and that it found 25 billion pages discovered every day are spammy.
Posted 7 July 2020
Elsevier released the 2019 CiteScore values, its latest assessment of thousands of peer-reviewed research journals, book series, conference proceedings and trade publications covered in Scopus.
Posted 7 July 2020
ProQuest's platform enhancements that make subscription and open access content readily searchable on the open web reveals a volume and variety of source material of benefit to students, teachers and the general public.
Posted 7 July 2020
The UK electronic information Group (UKeiG) is now publishing its eLucidate journal on a new web platform, using the Public Knowledge Project's Open Journal Systems (OJS) hosted by the University of Alberta.
Posted 7 July 2020
IFLA, the International Federation of Libraries and Institutions, compiled a guide to the policies and procedures of libraries around the world as they move towards reopening libraries.
Posted 7 July 2020
The UK government decided to eliminate VAT on digital publications earlier than originally planned.
Posted 4 June 2020
Coursera announced CourseMatch, which will match Coursera MOOCs to on-campus university courses.
Posted 4 June 2020
In order to adapt the current strategy and organisational scheme to the priorities and realities of the Qwant search engine, a new leadership team is now in place.
Posted 4 June 2020
The eight shortlists for the 2020 Nibbies have been revealed.
Posted 20 March 2020
This year over 50 submissions from around the world were received.
Posted 19 March 2020
DPC aims to support and enable institutions at all stages of maturity in the digital preservation journey.
Posted 19 March 2020
A shortlist of eight titles for each of the Medals has been revealed.
Posted 19 March 2020
Authorities found Apple guilty of a series of anti-competitive practices.
Posted 17 March 2020
Over 50 publishers are participating in the initiative to allow unlimited numbers of users access to ebooks. The list is expected to grow.
Posted 17 March 2020
Springer Nature is the largest OA publisher of primary research.
Posted 16 March 2020
Library innovation conference highlights 2020 theme of ‘Strategies, solutions, stories, and strength'
Posted 9 March 2020
The Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER) has published a midway review of its five-year strategy.
Posted 6 March 2020
2019 figures reveal growing impact of OA works in its collection.
Posted 5 March 2020
Three-year agreement offers open access and publishing.
Posted 17 February 2020
Annual figure exceeds 10,000 for the first time.
Posted 17 February 2020
Move will help strengthen Taylor & Francis' capabilities in open access and open research and will extend its range of innovative publishing services.
Posted 13 January 2020
The deal will enable greater visibility, impact, efficiency, transparency and sustainability in the dissemination of German research.
Posted 13 January 2020
A major breakthrough for open science.
Posted 13 January 2020
The University Press Redux Sustainability Award will be presented at the ALPSP conference in March 2020
Posted 8 January 2020
Facebook will remove videos modified by AI and designed to deceive.
Posted 8 January 2020
Professor Ingemar J. Cox - win recognises his major and sustained contributions to the field of information retrieval.
Posted 30 December 2019
Five UK-based society publishers have signed pilot transitional OA agreements courtesy of Jisc.
Posted 10 December 2019
OpenMonographs.org wants to change the landscape of scholarly book publishing.
Posted 4 December 2019
Oxford University Press has reached agreement with Iowa State University Library.
Posted 3 December 2019
Research study aims to discover if there is a gender difference in requests for assistance.
Posted 3 December 2019
Twitter has backtracked on its announcement regarding inactive accounts.
Posted 29 November 2019
Beta version of resource for six cultural and heritage organisations announced.
Posted 27 November 2019
Call for submissions released; deadline mid-January 2020.
Posted 25 November 2019
The London Library is the largest independent lending library in the world.
Posted 20 November 2019
CARL releases statement on benefits to society of Open Education.
Posted 15 November 2019
A miniature manuscript written by 14-year old Charlotte Brontë is expected to fetch at least £650,000 at auction in Paris.
Posted 13 November 2019
Twitter has announced a new Topics feature.
Posted 12 November 2019
New premises found after successful fundraising campaign.
Posted 12 November 2019
Collaboration with Google announced.
Posted 8 November 2019
Almost 50,000 free to use images released.
Posted 4 November 2019
Aim is to provide links between citations and digital content.
Posted 2 November 2019
Göttingen and De Gruyter in open access book transformation project for the Humanities.
Posted 31 October 2019
Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, outlines the company's position in a series of tweets.
Posted 31 October 2019
New resource to provide a single destination for literary research, teaching and learning.
Posted 28 October 2019
New features added to enhance the Internet Archive music experience.
Posted 18 October 2019
Changes to functionality of Master Journal List.
Posted 18 October 2019