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Roundup (February 23, 2022)
Academic Libraries, Data Files, Funding, Libraries, News, PLOS, Publishing, Roundup, Springer Nature
|Academia.edu Announces $23 Million in Series D Funding Led by Tencent Jisc and OCLC Agreement to Provide Libraries With Improved Access to Cataloguing Services and Records PLOS Announces New Publishing Agreement With the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries Springer Nature Announces New or Renewed Transformative Agreements in Austria, Italy, and Netherlands Upcoming Event (March 8, […]
New Publication: MPS in Publishing Program at George Washington University Announces Inaugural Issue of “GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing”
Conference Presentations, Funding, Libraries, News, Open Access, PLOS, Publishing
|From GWU: The Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Publishing program, George Washington University, is pleased to announce the inaugural issue of the GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing. This new online journal is managed by students in the MPS in Publishing program, and led by Editor-in-Chief Randy Townsend, Director of Publishing Operations, PLOS, and […]
Roundup (February 15, 2022)
Associations and Organizations, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Open Access, PLOS, Publishing, Roundup
|Digital Trends 2022: Dynamic Interplay of Metaverse, Tech Fatigue and Creating New Meaningful Connections Online (via ZBW Media Talk) ‘Don’t Be Google’: The Rise of Privacy Focused Startups (via AFP/France24) Former ALA President Maureen Sullivan and Former ALA President and Treasurer Jim Neal Receive ALA’s Highest Honor Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Funds the Preprint […]
The article linked below was recently published by PLoS ONE. Title The Impact of Hyperlinks, Skim Reading and Perceived Importance When Reading on the Web Authors Lewis T. Jayes University of Surrey Gemma Fitzsimmons University of Southampton Mark J. Weal University of Southampton Johanna K. Kaakinen University of Turku, Turku, Finland Denis Drieghe University of […]
Publishing: “Scholarly Journals: A Modest Proposal”
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Funding, News, Open Access, PLOS, Publishing
|From an EDUCAUSE Review Article by Professor Paul Gandel, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University: Despite rising costs, open hostility to the practices (and pricing) of academic publishers, and OA advocacy movements, little has changed since the 1990s. Although there is widespread support for OA in the academic community, the large for-profit publishers have remained […]
The article linked below was recently published by PLOS One. Title More Journal Articles and Fewer Books: Publication Practices in the Social Sciences in the 2010’s Authors William E. Savage Academic Analytics Research Center (AARC) Anthony J. Olejniczak Academic Analytics Research Center (AARC) Source PLoS ONE 17(2): e0263410 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263410 Abstract The number of scholarly […]
Journal Article: “Examining Linguistic Shifts Between Preprints and Publications” & Preprint Similarity Search Application Now Available
Elsevier, Journal Articles, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, PLOS
|The article linked below was recently published by PLOS Biology. Title Examining Linguistic Shifts Between Preprints and Publications Authors David N. Nicholson Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Vincent Rubinetti Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania University of Colorado School of Medicine Dongbo Hu Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Marvin Thielk […]
Roundup (January 18, 2022)
Journal Articles, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Open Access, PLOS, Podcasts, Roundup
|Breaking Out Open Access License Types (via Delta Think) Eshoo, Schakowsky, Booker Introduce Bill to Ban Surveillance Advertising (via Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA)) Key Developments in Portico’s Work (via Portico) Podcast Discovery Service Podchaser Hires Librarian (via The Verge) PLOS Digital Health Publishes First Papers Thoughts on the Heritage PIDs Project (via ArchivesHub) Video: National […]
100,000 Open Access Ebooks (via Unglue.it) Connecting EAD Headings to Controlled Vocabularies (via HangingTogether) Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) Posts Reply Comments on Publishers’ Protection Study Penn State University Libraries Renews Access to ScienceDirect PLOS and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Extend Partnership to Accelerate Preprint Sharing in Medicine
Barriers to COVID-19 Research – Will the WTO Act? (via EIFL) PLOS Expands Footprint in the European Union with a Publishing Agreement in Germany Presentations Now Available from CHORUS Academic Advisory Working Group November Speaking Engagements Welcome Seven New NDSA Member Organizations Wiley Acquires eJournalPress