Open access (OA) books are reaching more countries and have greater usage and higher citation numbers than non-OA books
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Liz Bal, director of open research services at Jisc
Jisc offers new preservation service
10 September 2020
Preservation, a new Jisc service, is aimed at making it easier for institutions to keep their digital collections accessible and reusable, comply with multiple mandates and fulfil their statutory obligations.
Spanning the digital divide
24 August 2020
The Research Information team is pleased to announce its live panel webcast, ‘Bridge over Troubled Water – How do we span the Digital Divide?’, is available to view.
Universities 'will cancel deals with publishers'
14 August 2020
A price freeze on journal subscriptions will not be enough to avoid UK researchers losing access to key academic content, warn three major sector bodies representing academic library directors and higher education managers.
Cambridge University Press Pitt Building
Cambridge University Press and Hindawi in OA deal
06 August 2020
Five Cambridge University Press journals will publish with Hindawi Limited under a collaborative agreement
Company of Biologists adopts transformative approach
04 August 2020
The Company of Biologists has become the first not-for-profit publisher to commit to the transformative journal approach
From left: Elaine Westbrooks,
David Prosser and Nkem Osuigwe
WEBCAST: How do we span the Digital Divide?
29 July 2020
Research Information is delighted to announce its next live panel webcast, ‘Bridge over Troubled Water – How do we span the Digital Divide?’, on Thursday 13 August
ALPSP chief executive Wayne Sime
ALPSP shortlists finalists for innovation award
23 June 2020
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers – ALPSP – has announced its shortlist for the ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2020
Publishers ‘must drop fees in wake of Covid-19’ – Jisc/UUK
17 June 2020
Major academic publishers are being urged to reduce their prices by 25 per cent on all agreements in light of the severe financial impact institutions are facing because of the pandemic
Preprint journal clubs – invitation to researchers
16 June 2020
eLife has partnered with PREreview to bring together scientists globally for a series of virtual discussions around research posted as preprints
MIT sticks to OA principles and ends Elsevier talks
12 June 2020
MIT – the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – has ended negotiations with the publisher Elsevier for a new journals contract
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The pandemic has pushed the use of technology to the fore and it is likely to remain there, writes Tim Gillett
Lou Peck and Phil Hurst
Lou Peck and Phil Hurst cast an eye over proceedings during Peer Review Week
Academic publishers are railing against inaccurate stories and asking the scientific community to do more, writes Matt McKay
We've recently seen some positive and impactful changes to the way in which the OA landscape can work, writes Steven Inchcoombe
Rebecca Pool asks: has Covid-19 pushed the move towards open data to the point of no return?
