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Roundup (February 3, 2022)
Elsevier, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Open Access, Profiles, Roundup
|Black Caucus of the American Library Association Stands in Solidarity with REFORMA Against Racism and Sexism (via BCALA) British Library Publishes 2019-2020 Research Report Clarivate Analytics’s New Author Profiles Tool to Include Peer Review Activity (via Nature Index) NERL and Elsevier Continue Agreement and Develop Open Access Pilot (via CRL) Jisc and the National Library […]
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 […]
Report: “Academic Journal Claims it Fingerprints PDFs for ‘Ransomware,’ Not Surveillance”
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Elsevier, Journal Articles, News, Patrons and Users
|From Motherboard: One of the world’s largest publishers of academic papers said it adds a unique fingerprint to every PDF users download in an attempt to prevent ransomware, not to prevent piracy. Elsevier defended the practice after an independent researcher discovered the existence of the unique fingerprints and shared their findings on Twitter last week. […]
Roundup (January 19, 2022)
Academic Libraries, Elsevier, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Publishing, Roundup
|Arizona State University Library: J. Eugene Grigsby Jr. Papers First to Join Recently Established Black Collections Initiative Unit Sales for Print Books in the U.S. Last Year Were the Highest Ever Seen in NPD BookScan (via NPD) UK Universities Near Elsevier Deal After Publisher Drops Price (via THE; Registration Required) The Wikipedia Library: Accessing Free […]
Elsevier, ACS, RSOC, T&F, and Wiley are Collaborating on New Pilot to “Improve Research Discovery and Access”
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Elsevier, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users
|UPDATE (August 11): Elsevier Extends (Until Feb. 2023) Joint Pilot with American Chemical Society (ACS), the Royal Society of Chemistry, Taylor & Francis, and Wiley to, “Make Selected Articles From These Publishers Discoverable Through ScienceDirect” —End Update— UPDATE: Analysis and Comment on the News Below by Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe (via The Scholarly Kitchen) From an […]
A New Exhibition Brings Together Maps From ‘Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ and Other Fictional Worlds (via artnet) Book Industry Study Group Publishes 2021 Updates to BISAC Subject Headings (via BISG) CEU Press’ Opening the Future Programme Publishes 2nd OA Book (via CEU Press) Elsevier Appoints Laura Hassink as Managing Director, STM Journals […]
Roundup (January 4, 2022)
Digital Preservation, Elsevier, Journal Articles, News, Open Access, Preservation, Roundup
|CLOCKSS Joins the Digital Preservation Coalition (via DPC) nfo About University of Michigan and Elsevier Open Access Agreement Posted ||| All Elsevier OA AgreementsJust Added: Elsevier Agreement with University of Idaho and U.S.Dept. Energy Labs Scientific Paper Recommendation Systems: a Literature Review of Recent Publications (via arXiv)
Roundup (December 17, 2021)
Associations and Organizations, Elsevier, Libraries, News, Open Access, Publishing, Roundup
|cOAlition S Starts Building Its Journal Comparison Service to Help Create Visibility of Publishing Services and Prices News From UK: Elsevier Makes a 7th Proposal for a Read-And-Publish Deal, and Agrees to Maintain Our Current Read-Access to Journals Beyond 31 December Whilst Negotiations Continue (Cambridge University Libraries) New York Ebook Bills Goes to Governor (via […]
COPIM Statement on the Corporate Acquisition of OA Infrastructure
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Elsevier, Libraries, News, Open Access, Publishing
|From the COPIM (Community-led Open Publication Infrastructures for Monographs) Statement: At COPIM, we have noted the recent acquisition of Knowledge Unlatched by Wiley, which itself follows Knowledge Unlatched’s opaque transition in 2016 from a UK Community Interest Company (a non-profit organisation) into a German GmbH (roughly equivalent to a UK PLC, i.e. a for-profit company). This […]
arXiv founder Ginsparg Wins Einstein Foundation Berlin Award (via Cornell University) Chegg to Enter Digital Language Learning Market with Acquisition of Busuu Elsevier Acquires Osmosis.org, a Digital Health Education Platform National Library of New Zealand Hits Pause on Internet Archive Deal Days Before Deadline (via Stuff) NISO Publishes Updated Access & License Indicators (ALI) Recommended […]