MORE 'OPEN-ACCESS' POSTS
Collaborative Collection Development: A New IMLS-Funded Partnership (via Ithaka S+R) It’s Time for Canada to Adopt Open Access for Taxpayer-Funded Research Too (Op/Ed via University Affairs) Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA) Members’ Output in Fully OA Journals is Accelerating (via OASPA) Wayne State University Joins OLH LPS Model (via OLH)
HathiTrust Provides Sneak Peek of Material Entering Public Domain on January 1, 2023
| Libraries, News, Open Access
From the HathiTrust Newsletter (December 2022): In January, HathiTrust will once again celebrate the return of Public Domain Day. This coming year, titles published in 1927 will enter the public domain in the United States, including more than 61,000 items in the HathiTrust collection. Some of these will also be viewable globally. Global readers will also […]
SCOSS Publishes the 2023 Expression of Interest Call
| Data Files, Funding, News, Open Access, Publishing, Reports
From the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS): Having raised well over 4.7 million EUR to sustain vital, non-commercial infrastructure and services within the Open Science community; the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS) is once again searching for new potential candidate organisations to fund during the 2023 to 2025 SCOSS […]
Public Library of Science (PLOS) Releases First Open Science Indicators Dataset
| Data Files, Libraries, News, Open Access, PLOS, Public Libraries, Publishing, Reports
DoFrom the PLOS Blog: Open Science is on the rise. We can infer as much from the proliferation of Open Access publishing options; the steady upward trend in bioRxiv postings; the periodic rollout of new national, institutional, or funder policies. But what do we actually know about the day-to-day realities of Open Science practice? What are the […]
Gabriel Morley Declines Job Offer to Lead Indianapolis Public Library as CEO; “Out Of Control”: Dozens of Telehealth Startups Sent Sensitive Health Information to Big Tech Companies; & More Headlines
| Data Files, Libraries, News, Open Access, Public Libraries
Bookforum is Closing, Leaving Ever Fewer Publications Devoted to Books (via NY Times) Cambridge University Press Makes Raft of Physics Titles Available as Open Access Books (via The Bookseller) Digital Privacy: “Out Of Control”: Dozens of Telehealth Startups Sent Sensitive Health Information to Big Tech Companies (via The Markup) Internet Archive Welcomes Digital Humanists and […]
COAR and ASAPbio Announce the Publication of “Ten Recommended Practices for Managing Preprints in Generalist and Institutional Repositories”
| Funding, News, Open Access
From a COAR: Confederation of Open Access Repositories Announcement: Today, COAR and ASAPbio are pleased to announce the publication of “Ten Recommended Practices for Managing Preprints in Generalist and Institutional Repositories”. As preprint sharing becomes more common, we need a cohesive and sustainable ecosystem to support researchers around the world. Currently, there are numerous gaps […]
SAGE Publishing and Council of Australian University Libraries (CAUL) Announce New “Read and Publish” Agreement & More News Headlines
| Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Open Access, Publishing
Biden Harris Administration Announces Bold Multi-Sector Actions to Eliminate Systemic Barriers in STEMM De Gruyter eBound Funds the Digitization of Syriac Studies Book and Manuscript Collection SAGE Publishing and Council of Australian University Libraries (CAUL) Reach New “Read and Publish” Agreement The “Free PACER” Bill Has a New CBO Score. The Bill Actually Reduces the […]
Conference Poster: “Emerging Uses of the Research Organization Registry”
| Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, News, Open Access
From the Septentrio Conference Series. Title Emerging Uses of the Research Organization Registry Author Amanda French Crossref Source Septentrio Conference Series, (1) DOI: 10.7557/5.6654 Abstract Since its launch in 2019, the Research Organization Registry (ROR) has seen tremendous support from key players in the scholarly communication system, and the past year has seen a particular […]
Columbia University Joins The Palace Project Platform and App
| Academic Libraries, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Preservation, Public Libraries, Publishing, Springer Nature
From LYRASIS: The Palace Project, the nonprofit library-centered platform and e-reader app for digital content and services, announced today that the Columbia University Library has adopted its platform. The Palace Project is an easy-to-use platform for the management and delivery of ebooks, audiobooks, and other e-content and puts libraries at the center of their communities’ […]
Library of Congress: Announcing LC Labs Data Sandbox and 3 New Data Packages
| Data Files, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Maps, News, Open Access
From a Library of Congress Blog Post by Eileen J. Manchester: LC Labs is pleased to announce the release of three new sets of digitized materials packaged as data. Located on data.labs.loc.gov, the three data packages of digitized maps, books, and photographs respectively, were created as part of the Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud (CCHC) initiative’s investigation […]
