New OA publishing partnership between The IET and Wiley creates leading portfolio of Engineering OA journals – June 17, 2020
John Wiley & Sons Inc., a global leader in research and education, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) have announced their open access (OA) publishing partnership, transitioning the IET journal program to gold open access from January 2021. Under… Read More
Springer Nature and the University of California announce MOU for a transformative agreement – June 17, 2020
Open access (OA) publisher Springer Nature and the University of California (UC) have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a transformative agreement (TA). The agreement, which is the largest transformative open access agreement in North America to date, and the first… Read More
ProQuest streamlines discoverability of subscription and OA content – June 17, 2020
ProQuest is improving the accessibility of subscription and open access content on its award-winning platform with a series of enhancements designed to boost research, teaching and learning outcomes. These enhancements include: a new starting point for research; new preview feature; and broader discovery of open… Read More
Missouri State University Libraries go live with FOLIO using EBSCO FOLIO Services – June 17, 2020
Missouri State University (MSU) Libraries are now live with the FOLIO Library Services Platform, making MSU the first academic institution in the United States to fully implement FOLIO. Missouri State University Libraries implemented FOLIO by working with the EBSCO FOLIO migration team and are using <a… <a=”” href=”https://www.knowledgespeak.com/news/missouri-state-university-libraries-go-live-with-folio-using-ebsco-folio-services/”>Read More</a…>
CCC’s scholarly communications workflow solution makes it easy for publishers to service authors, collect publication charges and manage transformative agreements – June 17, 2020
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, has announced that its RightsLink for Scientific Communications (RLSC), trusted by 30 leading publishers representing 2,400 journals, is managing Open Access (OA) agreements with more than 300 institutions. RLSC helps… Read More
SPIE appoints Sean Shaheen as new editor-in-chief for Journal of Photonics for Energy – June 17, 2020
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has appointed Sean Shaheen as new editor-in-chief of the Journal of Photonics for Energy (JPE), effective July 1, 2020. Shaheen succeeds the journal’s founding editor-in-chief, Zakya Kafafi, who has served in this position since… Read More
Manchester Metropolitan University to join OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services to provide increased visibility of resources and enhanced user access – June 17, 2020
Manchester Metropolitan University has signed on to use OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services (WMS), a cloud-based library services platform, as their new library management system to integrate workflows and increase visibility and access to resources. Manchester Metropolitan University, with roots dating back… Read More
