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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 […]
Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Anna Eshoo Send Letters to Nine Aggregators Regarding “Expensive, Restrictive E-Book Lending Contracts with Libraries”
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), EBSCO, Elsevier, Gale, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
From Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR): U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., today sought answers about expensive, restrictive e-book lending contracts with libraries, in letters to nine e-book aggregators and platforms. Aggregators are middlemen that license e-books to libraries on behalf of book publishers, and can also develop the e-lending platforms used […]
Report: “Predatory Publishers’ Latest Scam: Bootlegged and Rebranded Papers”
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Elsevier, Journal Articles, News, Publishing, Reports
From Nature: One tactic predatory journals have used is to mimic longstanding legitimate journals online (or sometimes to acquire the titles). Predators rely on the journal’s reputation to collect fees1 without providing scholarly services. In August, scholar Anna Abalkina at the Free University of Berlin reported that a list of COVID-19 publications maintained by the […]
Elsevier, Springer Nature, Cambridge University Press and Copyright Clearance Center join Climate Change Knowledge Cooperative (via Kudos) Increasing Participation of Women in the Climate Change Debate, Including as Leaders, is Essential For a Carbon-Zero Future (via Int. Science Council) New Census Tool Provides Easy Access to Child Poverty Rates in Every U.S. School District (via […]
Initiative for Open Abstracts (I4OA) Celebrates First Anniversary, Number of Publishers Supporting More Than Doubled During Year One
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Elsevier, Frontiers, Journal Articles, News, Open Access, PLOS, Springer Nature
From a Blog Post by Ludo Waltman, Bianca Kramer, and David Shotton: When I4OA was launched one year ago, the initiative was supported by 40 publishers, including Hindawi, Royal Society, and SAGE, who are founding members of the initiative. Among the initial supporters of I4OA there were commercial publishers (e.g., F1000, Frontiers, Hindawi, MDPI, PeerJ, […]
“Budget Challenges” Cause UNC University Libraries to Announce Collection Cuts
| Data Files, Elsevier, Funding, Libraries, News, Publishing
UPDATED POST (October 27, 2021) University Libraries Discusses Recent Budget Cuts in Information Session (via The Daily Tar Heel) –End Update– From the UNC University Libraries Website: As part of the University’s efforts to address its budget challenges, the University Libraries will absorb approximately $2 million in cuts to library collections during FY 21-22 and […]
