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$715 Million Deal: “India Takes Out Giant Nationwide Subscription to 13,000 Journals”
From Science: Last week, the Indian government announced a giant deal with multiple publishers that will allow an estimated 18 million students, faculty, and researchers free access to nearly 13,000 journals, including some top-tier ones, through a single portal. Under the One Nation One Subscription scheme, which kicks in on 1 January 2025, India will […]
Just Released: “The State of Open Data 2024 Special Report: Bridging Policy and Practice in Data Sharing”
From Digital Science: New analysis suggests that open data practice is now on the edge of becoming a standard, recognised and supported scholarly output, globally. As part of the latest in the State of Open Data series, produced by partners Digital Science, Figshare and Springer Nature, direct author-sharing practices have been analysed from a funder, country and institutional […]
We Need to Start Wrestling with the Ethics of AI Agents; How Libraries Shape the Future Of Research Infrastructure; & More Headlines
AI How Federal Funding Terms and Conditions Could Encourage Safe Artificial Intelligence Development (via RAND) Research University Strategies for Implementing Generative Artificial Intelligence Systems: Webinar (via CNI) We Need to Start Wrestling with the Ethics of AI Agents (via Technology Review) Accessibility W3C Web Accessibility Work Boosted by Ford Foundation Core Funding (via W3C) Infrastructure […]
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Report: “Web of Science Index Puts eLife ‘On Hold’ Because of its Radical Publishing Model”
From Science: The Web of Science, a leading bibliometric indexing service, yesterday suspended the journal eLife from its listings because the novel publishing model adopted last year—which includes public peer review but no final decision whether a manuscript is accepted or rejected—conflicts with Web of Science’s standards for assuring quality. The move could jeopardize eLife’s journal impact factor […]
“Libraries are Places for Inquiry and Learning” by Martha Whitehead, University Librarian at Harvard University; Springer Nature Creates Tole Of Chief Digital Officer To Further Drive AI and Digital Transformation For Research Community; & More Headlines
Bloomsbury Bloomsbury Shares Soar as Fantasy, Netflix Mania Bolster Outlook Harvard Library “Libraries are Places for Inquiry and Learning” by Martha Whitehead, University Librarian at Harvard University Internet Archive S.F.’s Internet Archive Was Hacked. They Say It’s Part Of A Larger War. (via SF Chronicle) Springer Nature Springer Nature Creates Tole Of Chief Digital Officer […]
Library Futures Announces Research Grant Recipients; Public Knowledge Project Joins the Open Book Collective; Journal Single Title Subscriptions on Project MUSE: Calendar Year 2025 Update; & More News Headlines
AI Shift in AI Adoption at Libraries (via CIL) EIFL WIPO PLR Study is Fundamentally Flawed (via EIFL) Internet Archive Internet Archive Latest Library Disrupted by Cyberattack (via Bloomberg) Library Futures Library Futures Announces Research Grant Recipients (via LF) OCLC Hofstra University Libraries Joins the OCLC Research Library Partnership (via OCLC) Open Book Collective Public […]
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Reports: Academic Publishers Face Class Action Over ‘Peer Review’ Pay, Other Restrictions
Ed. Note: We will be updating this post with additional coverage, statements, and filings as they become available. Please check back. From Reuters: University of California Los Angeles neuroscience professor has sued six major academic journal publishers, claiming in a proposed class action that they violated antitrust law by barring simultaneous submissions to multiple journals […]
Report: Going Public: Springer Nature Plans Frankfurt IPO in Latest Test of Market
From Reuters: Springer Nature, publisher of science journal Nature and Scientific American, said on Thursday it plans an initial public offering (IPO) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange that could be completed by the end of the year. The German academic research publisher said its planned IPO will consist of a 200 million euro ($220 million) […]
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Journal Article: “Determinants of Downloads as Demand for Hybrid Journals”
The article (full text) linked below was recently published by LIBER Quarterly. Title Determinants of Downloads as Demand for Hybrid Journals Authors Sumiko Asai Meiji University Source LIBER Quarterly: The Journal of the Association of European Research Libraries 34(1), 1-11. DOI: 10.53377/lq.18689 Abstract Although Big Deal contracts that provide access rights to all electronic journals […]
2023 Springer Nature Open Access Report Released, 44% of SN Published Articles Now OA
From Springer Nature: For the third consecutive year, publicly available data shows that Springer Nature’s approach towards open access (OA) continues to deliver the highest impact for its authors and the research community: [Clip] 44% of the publisher’s primary research is now published OA in its hybrid and fully OA journals, up from 38% in 2022. The […]
