Springer membership of OASPA reinstated with immediate effect In a statement on the OASPA blog in April 2014, OASPA’s Membership Committee made the decision to place Springer’s membership under review as a result of concerns that were raised regarding the peer review policies of several of its conference proceedings. The Membership Committee is now of… Read More »

Scope to participate in upcoming ALPSP International Conference Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, has announced its participation in the ALPSP International Conference to be held at Park Inn Hotel and Conference Centre, London Heathrow, from September 10 – 12, 2014. Deborah Harman, Associate Vice… Read More »

EBSCO announces expansion of eBook Collection with the release of 12 new Subject Sets EBSCO Information Services has announced the release of 12 new EBSCO eBooks Subject Sets, which increases the total number of subject sets to more than 200. The subject sets are offered to libraries in convenient collections grouped by subject matter. Subject… Read More »

EndNote collaborates with Science Hack Day to bring global event to Russia Thomson Reuters EndNote, the software for researchers, librarians and students to find, publish and manage bibliographies, citations and references, has announced a collaboration with Science Hack Day, a global grassroots movement aimed at empowering scientific innovation, to bring the first Science Hack Day… Read More »

AHRC and British Library’s two-year research project to explore future of academic books The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the British Library are launching a two-year research project which will explore the future of the academic books in the context of open access publishing and continuing digital change. Dr Samantha Rayner, Director of… Read More »

COAR joins global coalition calling on STM Association to withdraw new model licenses Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), along with numerous other organisations, is a signatory to a letter calling on the STM Association to withdraw their model licences for open access. The organisation is calling on publishers to use Creative Commons licenses, which… Read More »

International Publishers Association releases new report on electronic legal deposit The International Publishers Association (IPA) has released a new report on electronic legal deposit. The new report reveals how policies and processes are being developed and implemented which allow digital content, whether in the form of e-books, journals, blogs or website content, to be collected… Read More »