Introducing the NISOPlus20 scholarship awardees – February 19, 2020
The NISO Plus Conference organisers have awarded 12 scholarships for the inaugural NISO Plus conference with the support of the Alfred P Sloan Foundation and their Byte level sponsors. There are two categories of scholarship – Early Career and Equity & Diversity. A total of nearly… Read More
ConTech 2020 launches themes and call for speakers – February 19, 2020
Applications are invited to become a speaker at ConTech 2020, scheduled to be held in London from December 3 – 4, 2020. The world of content creation, dissemination and consumption is facing enormous change. ConTech 2020 talks about the disruption and transformation of organisations as… Read More
National Health Library and Knowledge Service extends access to CINAHL® Complete in Republic of Ireland – February 19, 2020
HSE’s National Health Library and Knowledge Service (NHLKS) has extended access to CINAHL® Complete from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) for a greater number of health professionals working in the Republic of Ireland. CINAHLComplete enables Irish health professionals to apply up-to-the-minute clinical evidence… Read More
Rockefeller University Press (RUP) signs Jisc transitional open access agreement for UK higher education – February 19, 2020
Non-profit publisher Rockefeller University Press (RUP), a department of The Rockefeller University, has agreed to a deal with Jisc that negotiates open access (OA) agreements with publishers on behalf of all UK universities. RUP is the first US–based university press to sign… Read More
HBKU Press launches re-designed bilingual academic publishing platform – February 19, 2020
HBKU Press has launched its re-designed academic publishing platform, QScience.com, with improved discoverability features and the latest in Open Access academic publishing options. The bilingual user interface supports the publication of scholarly content in both Arabic and English. The platform boasts… Read More
New journal to publish discoveries in biophysics – February 19, 2020
A new open access journal from Cambridge University Press – QRB Discovery – will provide an outlet for new discoveries in the burgeoning field of biophysics. Its launch this week coincides with the annual conference of the Biophysical Society and promises those working in the field… Read More
Compuscript launches new OA journal – BIO Integration (BIOI) – February 19, 2020
The publications division of Compuscript Ltd has announced the launch of its newest open access journal, BIO Integration (BIOI). The journal represents a bold new step toward open science for the global medical community. The fully open access journal will allow for… Read More
