Academic libraries and coronavirus: a view from Italy
The pandemic has demonstrated the importance of open access and open science, writes Rossana Morriello
Publishing news
Digital Science partners China tech firm on Covid-19 portal
Digital Science has teamed up with the Beijing-based technology company Zhipu.AI to conduct data challenges and collaborate in building a Covid-19 information portal
Cambridge launches open research platform
Cambridge University Press (CUP) has officially launched Cambridge Open Engage, an early and open content and collaboration platform, which is now open to direct submissions…
ProQuest users gain free access to Covid-19 resources
ProQuest is launching a new Coronavirus Research Database, giving all ProQuest users no-cost access to full-text content covering all facets of Covid-19 and related…
EBSCO creates Covid-19 resources site
EBSCO and its partners are making resources freely available and expanding access to e-content to help library staff support their institutions as they focus…
Scholarly comms community asked for help in Covid-19 fight
The scholarly publishing community is being asked to help reduce the nation’s shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers
eLife changes peer review policy in wake of Covid-19
ELife is making changes to its policies on peer review in response to the impact of COVID-19 on the scientific community
Annual Reviews journals now available to all
Annual Reviews has made its journals available to all (without access control), in an effort to assist students, faculty, and researchers who are working…
F1000 research wins EC open access platform bid
F1000 Research has been awarded a contract to set up and manage an open access publishing platform for the European Commission as a service…
In appreciation of APE
Tim Gillett travelled to the APE conference in Berlin earlier this year. Here, he spells out why it’s a must for those involved in…
Taylor & Francis launches Covid-19 portal
Taylor & Francis has published a microsite that aggregates and organises all recently published COVID-19 research in one portal
Cambridge gives free access to HE textbooks and coronavirus research
Cambridge University Press is offering free online access to higher education textbooks and coronavirus research during the Covid-19 outbreak