« Our research report on Improving Open Access Discovery for Academic Library Users has just been published. It is a study into strategies to make scholarly, peer-reviewed open access (OA) publications more discoverable for library users. The findings are based on research conducted at seven academic library institutions…
« (…) Titled “Galvanising the Open Access Community: A Study on the Impact of Plan S”, the report combines quantitative analysis with qualitative insights from key stakeholders across the academic publishing ecosystem. (…) »
« Given the importance of Google Search in generating visits to institutional repositories (IR), a lack of visibility in search engine results pages can hinder the possibility of their publications being found, read, downloaded, and, eventually, cited. To address this, institutions need to evaluate the visibility of their repositories to determine…
« The Open Library of Humanities (OLH) is pleased to publish its 2023-2024 annual report. This covers the financial year from August 2023 to July 2024, a transitional period in our evolution as an academic-led diamond open access publisher. (…) »
« Quel que soit le domaine de recherche, les scientifiques sont aujourd’hui confrontés aux politiques liées à la science ouverte qui régissent l’organisation, la diffusion et la publication de leurs travaux. L’édition scientifique connaît depuis des décennies de grands changements. Quels en sont les moteurs et les acteurs, et quelles sont…
« On September 26th 2024, over 60 key stakeholders from the European Open Access community were invited to take a first look at the European Diamond Capacity Hub. This online event, dubbed the ‘soft launch’, spanned more than four hours and offered an overview of future developments for Diamond OA in…
« The proliferation of open access (OA) business models has been rapid, presenting challenges for stakeholders in communicating and working effectively with one another. This article aims to clarify terminologies and address the inconsistencies and gaps in previous attempts to categorize OA models, supporting informed decision-making. (…) »
« Starting from July 2020 at the University of Milan, one of the largest and most important Italian universities, the first transformative agreements with some major international scientific publishers have come into effect. (…) The aim of our study is to understand to what extent the positioning of journals in impact…
« Improving Open Access Discovery for Academic Library Users examines strategies for making scholarly, peer-reviewed open access (OA) publications more discoverable for your library community. (…) »
« Open Access Australasia welcomes the public release of the Chief Scientist’s Advice to government on open access models for Australia. In particular, we welcome the Addendum to the Advice referencing rights retention strategies, diamond open access initiatives and investing in repository infrastructure. As the…
