Springer Nature Group signed up to The Valuable 500
Springer Nature Group has signed up to The Valuable 500, a global movement working to put disability inclusion on the business leadership agenda, marking another step in the development of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategy. The Valuable 500 is the only global CEO community dedicated to radically transforming the business system across the whole supply chain for the benefit of all those with a disability.
NISO published Recommended Practice on Reproducibility Badging and Definitions
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the publication of its Recommended Practice, RP-31-2021, Reproducibility Badging and Definitions. Developed by the NISO Taxonomy, Definitions, and Recognition Badging Scheme Working Group, the new Recommended Practice provides a set of recognition standards that can be deployed across scholarly publishing outputs to easily recognise and reward the sharing of data and methods.
SPARC Europe's new strategy continues to strive to make Open research and education the default for the Higher Education community, research, education, industry, and society as a whole. SPARC seeks to develop a more equitable, diverse, sustainable and Open Science and Education ecosystem. SPARC will expand its advocacy efforts for a more Open Europe and continue necessary international and national policy development. SPARC will also expand activities in the area of reimagining the way that Open research is rewarded and incentivised.
The University of Southern Indiana partners with TIND and EBSCO Information Services to improve the Library's research experience
TIND and EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) have announced that the University of Southern Indiana (USI) has selected the TIND Integrated Library System (TIND ILS), migrating from Ex Libris' Voyager system and will also transition its Primo discovery layer to EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS). The university will be able to use EDS with TIND ILS for real-time holdings information and integrate with GOBI and Harrassowitz, leveraging the TIND ILS real-time acquisition APIs.
SSP seeks mentors and mentees for 2021 Mentorship Program
Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is now accepting applications for the next cohort of its ongoing Mentorship Program, until February 17, 2021. The program is ideal for professionals at all career levels to develop new relationships, share experiences, and learn from others outside their organisations by connecting with a mentor.
Accucoms announces official representation in Latin America with new publisher agreements and expanded team
Accucoms has announced new clients and the official representation in Latin America for the publishers including AIP Publishing (renewed and expanded agreement), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (new agreement), Bioscientifica (new agreement), Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) (expanded agreement), The Royal Society (new agreement) and Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) (new agreement).
Elsevier and the Royal Danish Library enter into an agreement for reading and open access publishing
Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics and the Royal Danish Library have agreed on a four-year contract to support continued reading and open access (OA) publishing for Danish researchers. This is the first time the Danish consortium led by the Royal Danish Library has signed an open access transformative agreement with any publisher and the agreement complements Elsevier's transformative agreements across many European countries.
Wolters Kluwer launches Lippincott Connect for medical students
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced the launch of Lippincott Connect, an all-in-one, digital learning solution that reinvents the traditional medical textbook as a natively digital experience. Medical students can master challenging subjects more effectively by taking advantage of an interactive digital book experience designed specifically for medical school with multimedia study content, formative assessment, and social learning tools.
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has released 2021 webinar series, curated to provide highly informative, thought-provoking programming designed to challenge and stimulate discussion. Covering timely topics and regularly offered throughout 2021, the SSP Education Committee works hard to develop programming aimed at professions across the scholarly publishing field, including editorial, production, sales, marketing, product and project management, publishing IT, and digital content technology.
SPIE announces Read and Publish agreement with the Weizmann Institute of Science
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced a Read and Publish agreement with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. The agreement, which began on January 1, adds unlimited, open-access publishing in SPIE journals and proceedings to the SPIE Digital Library subscription. Affiliated authors may publish in SPIE journals with no article-processing fees.
Taylor & Francis placed in top 3 of ASPIRE's list of publishers
Taylor & Francis has been placed in the top 3 on ASPIRE's list of Publishers. ASPIRE ranks publishers by accessibility statement, awarding each one a score based on criteria such as available content formats and discoverability of key information.
Ex Libris launches Pivot-RP, providing Institutions with access to comprehensive source of research funding
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced the launching of Pivot-RP, which brings together the best of the Ex Libris Pivot® and Research Professional® solutions and unifies their funding databases. The unified funding solution helps institutions connect researchers to funding opportunities, offers insights and shortcuts that assist research organisations in winning a large share of available funding, and facilitates the discovery of potential collaborators.
AIP Publishing appoints Penelope Lewis as Chief Publishing Officer
AIP Publishing has appointed Penelope Lewis as its Chief Publishing Officer, effective February 2021. Lewis will report to Dean Sanderson, Chief Strategy Officer, and will take on responsibility for AIP Publishing's diverse portfolio of highly respected journals, books, and other products aimed at advancing the work of the global physical science community.
Springer Nature Group signed up to The Valuable 500
NISO published Recommended Practice on Reproducibility Badging and Definitions
SPARC Europe publishes new strategy 2021-2024
Ex Libris launches Pivot-RP, providing Institutions with access to comprehensive source of research funding