Cactus aiming for world’s largest Covid-19 research platform
Cactus Communications has announced the launch of covid19.researcher.life, a platform aimed at offering researchers a single platform for all Covid-19-related research
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Academic libraries and coronavirus: a view from Italy
The pandemic has demonstrated the importance of open access and open science, writes Rossana Morriello
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…
Springer Nature launches global learning support programme
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 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…
Sector pulls together to deliver e-textbooks
More than 120 UK universities are now being set up to enable access to critical textbook content for upwards of 1.4 million students
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
‘Coronavirus Funding Monitor’ portal available to researchers
Frontiers is dedicating part of its open science platform infrastructure to collect and disseminate information relevant to the research communities battling the COVID-19 pandemic
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…