 Plan S drafters urged to ‘stand their ground’ in advance of a revised proposal |
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European research funders are being urged to stay true to their original objective and make all journal papers published with their support free to read by 2020, when they present revised proposals later this month. The new draft of Plan S, now being coordinated by Robert Kiley of the Wellcome Trust, will be based on a recent public consultation. More Search for more news in this Category |
 New OA policy at Penn State to expand reach of University research |
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A new open access policy at Penn State, recently endorsed by the University Faculty Senate, will greatly increase public availability of original, peer-reviewed Penn State scholarly research in support of the University’s land-grant mission. Under the policy — expected to be implemented by Penn State President Eric Barron in the fall 2019 semester — Penn State researchers will remain free to submit their work to scholarly journals of their choice. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Mercer University selects Ex Libris Alma library services platform and the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution |
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Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that Mercer University has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution. Alma and Primo will replace the Innovative Sierra library system and EBSCO Discovery ServiceTM. One of America’s oldest and most distinguished institutions of higher education, Mercer University provides programs on a number of campuses in Georgia. More Search for more news in this Category |
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American Association for Physician Leadership announces acquisition of Greenbranch Publishing |
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The American Association for Physician Leadership® (AAPL), an organisation for lifelong professional growth and support of physicians in health care leadership and management, has announced the acquisition of Greenbranch Publishing. Among the Greenbranch assets that AAPL will acquire as part of the acquisition include the publisher’s flagship publication, The Journal of Medical Practice Management, eBooks, audio books, podcasts and 30 authors. More Search for more news in this Category |
 American Society for Cell Biology names Matthew D. Welch as editor-in-chief of Molecular Biology of the Cell |
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The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) has named Matthew D. Welch as the new editor-in-chief of its online peer-reviewed scientific research journal, Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC), effective January 1, 2020. Welch is a professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. The current editor-in-chief, David G. Drubin, will step down when his second term is over at the end of 2019. More Search for more news in this Category |
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LD4 Conference features strong OCLC Research presence |
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OCLC Research has announced that it will have a strong presence at the 2019 LD4 Conference on Linked Data in Libraries. The conference, scheduled to be held from May 10-11, in Boston at Harvard Medical School, will focus on next steps toward larger-scale production of linked data, and how the library community can learn from and contribute to other communities who are working toward similar goals. More Search for more news in this Category |
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