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The Open Research Community, an interactive platform launched this week after a test phase, offers users the opportunity to expand their professional networks

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 University Press (CUP) has officially launched Cambridge Open Engage, an early and open content and collaboration platform, which is now open to direct submissions from researchers.

Springer Nature is launching a global programme to support learning and teaching at higher education institutions worldwide, in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak

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 infectious diseases

More than 120 UK universities are now being set up to enable access to critical textbook content for upwards of 1.4 million students

The hunt is on for speakers for Internet Librarian International 2020, but organisers are asking contributors to be quick because the submissions deadline is 3 April

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 on online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic

The scholarly publishing community is being asked to help reduce the nation’s shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers