New Springer Nature white paper proposes five essential factors to accelerate data sharing |
Academic publishing company Springer Nature has released a white paper titled Five Essential Factors for Data Sharing. The white paper draws on surveys of over 11,000 researchers to make concrete recommendations that ensure good data practice. The white paper builds on a number of reports published in 2018 that pinpoint challenges researchers face when sharing data. More Search for more news in this Category |
Cambridge University Press and the Bavarian State Library announce major OA agreement in Germany |
Cambridge University Press has reached a major Open Access agreement with the Bavarian State Library (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB) on behalf of higher education and research institutions across Germany. The three-year ‘read and publish’ agreement has been concluded with the German academic library consortium, which represents research universities, universities of applied sciences, non-university research institutions and academic libraries. More Search for more news in this Category |
Health Education England partners with BMJ to provide all NHS staff in England with the best available clinical information |
Health Education England (HEE) has announced a new partnership with the BMJ, a medical knowledge provider, to provide BMJ Best Practice to the whole of the NHS workforce in England. HEE has invested in this national ‘point of care’ tool as a result of requests from busy healthcare professionals working with patients. More Search for more news in this Category |
Frontiers and MIT form OA publishing agreement |
Open-access scholarly publisher Frontiers and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing. Under the terms of this agreement, MIT-affiliated corresponding authors will benefit from a 15 percent membership discount on article processing charges (APCs) when publishing in any of Frontiers’ open access journals, irrespective of what fund covers the APC. More Search for more news in this Category |
Future Science Group launches new initiative, PharmaPlatforms |
Future Science Group has announced the launch of a new arm of its business, PharmaPlatforms, recognising the need for cohesive and collaborative communication plans around published content. Taking published content from FSG’s journals, knowledge networks and content hubs, PharmaPlatforms will provide a range of solutions that enrich the information presented, engage the reader, and reach a broad scientific and medical professional audience. More Search for more news in this Category |
United Arab Emirates University selects OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services as its library services platform |
In transitioning into a research-intensive institution, the United Arab Emirates University has selected OCLC’sWorldShare Management Services to bring added value to students and faculty. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) is a cloud-based library services platform with WorldCat as its foundation, which allows library staff to draw on the collaborative data and work of libraries worldwide for more efficient workflows. More Search for more news in this Category |
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