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SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING INDUSTRY WEEKLY NEWS ALERT

January 24, 2023 FEATURED ARTICLE The undeniable value of accessibility   In a world where the majority of our interactions take place digitally, accessibility is one of the fundamental principles of publishing and distributing inclusive content. At its core, accessible design aims to ensure that all digital functionality and content are accessible to everyone, regardless of device type, physical or cognitive limitations, or other factors. Accessibility is now a legal requirement in a number of jurisdictions, with laws mandating that institutions cannot adopt materials that do not satisfy a minimum accessibility standard. This has caused academic publishers and libraries alike to place a lot of emphasis on accessibility. Read more                     Alliances, Partnerships & Consolidations        • Wolters Kluwer and Body Interact to support virtual training tools and resources for medical and physician assistant students - Read more • The American Society for Microbiology adopts CCC RightsLink for Scientific Communications to manage its growing OA program - Read more • International Journal of Limnology will now become a PCI-friendly journal - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme         Public Access        • IEEE launches new program for free access to AI Ethics and Governance standards - Read more • The MIT Press opens Spring 2023 list of scholarly monographs via Direct to Open model with support from more than 240 libraries worldwide - Read more • IOS Press journal, Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine transitions to full open access publication - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme         New Release - Journals/Products/Services        • Wolters Kluwer and Laerdal Medical partner to launch vrClinicals for Nursing - Read more • JSTOR and university press partners launch Path to Open Books pilot - Read more • Choice launches LibTech Insights, a new library technology content channel - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme         Taxonomy, Thesauri, Ontologies, and Semantic Publishing     • The Observatory Against Greenwashing launches Independent Science-Based Taxonomy - Read more • New Publication Explains Key Nuclear Safety and Security Terminology - Read more • Here is How to Solve the Agricultural Sector Data Problem - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme     More Industry News London Book Fair announces Research & Scholarly Publishing Forum line-up Read more>> New study reveals how frontier research spurs patented inventions Read more>> ACS and Helmholtz and Niedersachsen consortia sign two new read and publish agreements Read more>> OpenAIRE, LIBER, SPARC Europe and COAR launch joint strategy to strengthen the European repository network Read more>> Optica Publishing Group unveils Optica Open, a new preprint server for optics and photonics community Read more>> Libraries can now leverage linked data from BiblioGraph to enhance Catalog visibility on the web Read more>> IntechOpen releases inaugural Book Series annual volumes Read more>> Upcoming Industry Events NISO Plus Conference 2023 Event Date: February 14-16, 2023 Event Location: Online UKSG 46th Annual Conference and Exhibition Event Date: April 13-15, 2023 Event Location: Glasgow, UK LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience (LLX) Event Date: January 27–30, 2023 Event Location: New Orleans, LA, USA Researcher to Reader Conference Event Date: February 21-22, 2023 Event Location: Central London, UK and Online To learn more, visit our Events Page.

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