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The following research article was recently published by PLOS Biology. Title The Evolving Role of Preprints in the Dissemination of COVID-19 Research and Their Impact on the Science Communication Landscape Authors Nicholas Fraser Leibniz Information Centre for Economics Liam Brierley University of Liverpool Gautam Dey UCL, London, UK European Molecular Biology Laboratory Jessica K. Polka […]
PLOS is Now Partnering with Altmetric, Ends Internally-Developed Article-Level Metrics (ALM) Service
|From a PLOS Blog Post: PLOS was an early adopter and advocate of these metrics [altmetrics], with its internally-developed Article Level Metrics (ALM) platform among the earliest implementations to launch in 2009. By displaying data from multiple sources, PLOS ALM showed how an article was being read, downloaded, cited, discussed and shared, accessible from the […]
The article linked below was recently published by PLOS One. Title Anne O’Tate: Value-Added PubMed Search Engine for Analysis and Text Mining Authors Neil R. Smalheiser University of Illinois at Chicago Dean P. Fragnito Xornet Inc. Eric E. Tirk Xornet Inc. Source PLoS ONE 16(3): e0248335 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248335 Abstract Over a decade ago, we introduced […]
Announcing the PLOS Scientific Advisory Council APUC Chooses Kanopy to Provide Streaming Video to Libraries Throughout Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland Joint Roadmap for Open Science Tools (JROST) Conference Videos are Now Live Four Open Textbook Pilot Grantees Kick Off Projects to Save Students Millions (via SPARC) Future-Proof Digital Archiving: OpenEdition Collaborates with Huma-Num […]
Agreements Johns Hopkins Libraries Join PLOS Community Action Publishing to Promote Open Access Publishing to Our Authors University of Illinois Signs New Read and Publish Agreements with Cambridge University Press and PLOS iOS 14.5 Beta Directs ‘Safe Browsing’ Traffic in Safari Through Apple Server Instead of Google to Protect Personal User Data (via MacRumors) Literature […]
MIT Libraries Announces Two New Open Access Agreements with Public Library of Science
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|From MIT Libraries: The MIT Libraries has negotiated two new open-access publishing agreements with the nonprofit publisher Public Library of Science (PLOS) that allow all MIT authors to publish in all PLOS titles with no publishing fees. The agreement aligns with the core principles of the MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts. The aim of the […]
The research article (preprint) linked below was recently posted on arXiv. Title A Disciplinary View of Changes in Publications’ Reference Lists After Peer Review Authors Aliakbar Akbaritabar Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research Dimity Stephen German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies Source via arXiv DOI Abstract This paper provides insight into the […]
Research Article: “Development of a Web Tool to Increase Research Literacy in Underserved Populations Through Public Library Partnerships”
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|The article linked to below was recently published by PLOS One. Title Development of a Web Tool to Increase Research Literacy in Underserved Populations Through Public Library Partnerships Authors Catherine A. O’Brian Northwestern University Laura Tom Q. Eileen Wafford Shenita Mack Samuel R. Mendez Magdalena Nava Rabih Dahdouh Rachelle Paul-Brutus Kathryn H. Carpenter Barbara Kern […]
Roundup (February 2, 2021)
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|Announcing $1M in Grants to Researchers Studying the Future of the Announcing the 2021 Open Publishing Awards!! (via Coko) Announcing $1M in Grants to Researchers Studying the Future of the Internet (via Internet Society Foundation) Carnegie Mellon University Students Train AI to Write Book of Limericks (via CMU) Open Access Publishing in PLOS Biology Free […]
Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) and Public Library of Science (PLOS) Announce Publishing Agreement
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|From a Joint Announcement: The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) and the Public Library of Science (PLOS) today announced an agreement for BTAA members to participate in PLOS’ Community Action Publishing (CAP) program. The agreement ensures time to test and evaluate this new community-based model and allows BTAA researchers to publish in PLOS Biology and […]