22/04/2020
« There is a revolution happening in the world of science. It has been gathering pace for some time, like a coming storm. But now we, as a global community, scientist…
20/04/2020
« Advances in the health sciences rely on sharing research and data through publication. As information professionals are often asked to contribute their knowledge to assist clinicians and researchers in selecting…
17/04/2020
« On 16 March 2020 the COPIM Publishers Workshop took place online, discussing issues related to Open Access books. Around thirty attendees took part, including academic publishers, scholarly communications experts and…
15/04/2020
« PKP have made their first release of the preprint server software Open Preprint Systems (OPS). Juan Pablo Alperin takes us through PKP’s vision of open-source and asks that we take…
10/04/2020
« From CDL/Educopia/Stratos/LYRASIS/COAR/Longleaf
Request for Ideas (3/31-4/24)
We know these are complicated times, and you are enduring challenges in multiple areas. Many of us are adjusting to new working…
08/04/2020
Covid-19 : « Un bon test grandeur nature pour le Plan national de la science ouverte » (Marin Dacos)
« Cette crise est un bon test grandeur nature pour le Plan national de la science ouverte : elle permet de révéler le chemin parcouru, et surtout le chemin qui…
06/04/2020
« Cambridge Open Engage, the early and open content and collaboration platform from Cambridge University Press, has officially launched and is now open to direct submissions from…
03/04/2020
« The Swedish Bibsam Consortium is taking a leading role in the transition to Open Access and aims to switch from “read-and-publish” agreements to “pure publish” deals after 2024. This next…
02/04/2020
« Le Collège Publications du Comité pour la science ouverte salue la publication du rapport « L’avenir de l’édition scientifique en France » remis par Jean-Yves Mérindol à la Ministre Frédérique…
02/04/2020
« The European Commission has added its support to a call to the scholarly publishing community urging them to make Covid-19 and coronavirus publications and the data supporting them immediately accessible…