The Optical Society has announced that is is transforming its publishing enterprise with the launch of its redesigned content platform, OSA Publishing
EBSCO Information Services has released Chinese Insight, a full-text database that provides coverage of a wide range of predominantly Chinese-language journals
Ex Libris Group has announced that the Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (HTWK Leipzig) is the first institution in Germany to go live with its Alma system
Maney titles focus on materials science and engineering
Springer partners with the Universita degli Studi di Palermo
Versita takes on Nukleonika - International Journal of Nuclear Research
Materials at High Temperatures joins Maney Publishing
Frontiers launches OA energy journal
OUP to publish Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
DEM Solutions has announced what it describes as the world's first online DEM Literature Database - a searchable online library of abstracts of peer-reviewed papers on the development and application of discrete element method (DEM) simulation for modelling bulk particle processes
Wayne Sime discusses his hopes for the future of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
From bypassing aggregators to the influx of new university presses, the world of library-based publishing is changing fast, reports Rebecca Pool
Vivek Mehra explains how the English language is dominating global communication and changing school structure
Chris Smith
Chris Smith explains why they matter, and how publishers and universities can benefit
Rossana Morriello
Rossana Morriello assesses the ways in which librarians are supporting research in Italy
Nandita Quaderi – editor-in-chief of the Web of Science – champions objectivity, selectivity, and data integrity
This article was jointly written by Andrea Chiarelli (pictured), Juliane Kant and Birgit Schmidt on behalf of Knowledge Exchange. Andrea Chiarelli is a consultant at Research Consulting. Juliane Kant is partner representative for the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) in Knowledge Exchange. Birgit Schmidt is head of knowledge commons at Göttingen State and University Library.
Active engagement and collaboration are needed to deliver the promise of preprints, writes Andrea Chiarelli
