Editorial
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Bursting the bubble: why it’s (not) all about the PhD in research support
22 February 2019 Claire Sewell, Cambridge University Libraries The changing landscape of scholarly communication has caused something of a chain reaction in academic libraries with increasing numbers setting up dedicated […]
UKSG news
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New sponsored conference place
22 February 2019 UKSG has announced details of an exciting new initiative available to an employee of a UKSG member institution. This opportunity will provide funding for the successful applicant […]
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New sponsored conference place
22 February 2019 UKSG has announced details of an exciting new initiative available to an employee of a UKSG member institution. This opportunity will provide funding for the successful applicant […]
Forthcoming Events
Industry news
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NISO and NFAIS to merge
13 February 2019 The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) have announced a proposed combination, designed to better serve their members during a […]
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Digital archival collections survey
18 February 2019 Jisc has set up a survey about the cost of annual platform, access and service charges that libraries have to pay for digital archival collections/static databases that […]
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Book author survey
18 February 2019 In 2019 Springer Nature will publish a report on book authors’ attitudes to publishing and the awareness and perceived benefits of open access. Book authors are being […]
Company news
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Jisc Collections CUP agreement
12 February 2019 Cambridge University Press has agreed a Read and Publish deal with Jisc Collections aimed at helping UK universities and colleges make a sustainable transition to publishing open […]
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EBSCO acquires Stacks
EBSCO Information Services has announced the acquisition of Stacks Inc, a library and research web platform. EBSCO released Stacks, a hosted content management system for libraries, in 2016 in partnership […]
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Atypon client renewals
20 February 2019 Atypon has recently signed multi-year renewals with twelve of its publisher clients: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Reviews British Institute of […]
Product news
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BMJ Author Services
15 February 2019 Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has formed a partnership with Editage to offer language editing and translation services to medical researchers who seek to publish in healthcare science […]
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OCLC Couperin.org partnership
13 February 2019 OCLC is partnering with the Couperin.org Consortium, the French non-profit that developed ezPAARSE software with the CNRS Institute for Scientific Information, with the aim of enhancing OCLC’s […]
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eLife invests in Texture
15 February 2019 eLife has announced its investment in the development of Texture – an open-source toolset for the editing and production of manuscripts, designed to be integrated into publishers’ […]
Library news
Journal news
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Wiley BERA partnership
15 February 2019 John Wiley & Sons and the British Educational Research Association (BERA) have announced that they are renewing their current publishing partnership and extending it with the transition […]
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Simone de Beauvoir Studies
12 February 2019 Brill and the International Simone de Beauvoir Society have announced that the journal Simone de Beauvoir Studies (SdBS) will be published with Brill as of 2019. Founded […]
Resources
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Springer Nature BCRF data sharing
13 February 2019 A new pilot project by Springer Nature and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) will enable researchers to make their research datasets accessible alongside their published articles. […]