Open Access Archives
Journal Article: “Planet of the APCs: A Decade of Progress and Setbacks in Open Access”
The article linked below was published today by the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication. Title Planet of the APCs: A Decade of Progress and Setbacks in Open Access Authors Josh Bolick University of Kansas Ada Emmett University of Kansas Marc L Greenberg University of Kansas A. Townsend Peterson University of Kansas Brian Rosenblum University […]
A New Issue (Vol. 19, No. 4) of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) is Now Available Online
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) is published quarterly by the University of Alberta Library. In This Issue (Vol. 19, No. 4) of EBLIP: Evidence Summary Theme: Open Access by Heather MacDonald Research Articles Using UX Testing to Optimize Discoverability of Non-traditional Resources by Lucy Campbell, Keven Jeffery Evidence Synthesis Instructional Offerings in Library […]
PLOS Receives $3.3M Grant to Support Open Access Publishing & Business Model Transformation
From PLOS: PLOS has been awarded a $3.3million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, underscoring its commitment to pioneer a shift away from traditional publishing models. The 3-year funding package from the Gates Foundation will support PLOS’ transition towards APC-free publishing by enabling authors, funded by the foundation, to publish with PLOS without […]
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National Archives to Award $2.4 Million For Historical Records Projects
From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): The National Archives has approved $2,434,000 in awards for 30 historical records projects in 21 states, American Samoa, and the District of Columbia. The National Archives grants program is carried out with the advice and recommendations of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). A complete […]
Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA) Launches Recommendations to Tackle Inequity in Open Access Publishing
From the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA): In a world of digital abundance, and over a million articles being published open access in 2023, vast quantities of scholarly outputs remain locked behind paywalls, and many scholars across the world are blocked by dominant models of open access publishing. Blockers include funding systems that uphold […]
$715 Million Deal: “India Takes Out Giant Nationwide Subscription to 13,000 Journals”
From Science: Last week, the Indian government announced a giant deal with multiple publishers that will allow an estimated 18 million students, faculty, and researchers free access to nearly 13,000 journals, including some top-tier ones, through a single portal. Under the One Nation One Subscription scheme, which kicks in on 1 January 2025, India will […]
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Journal Article: “Open Access Journals Lack Image Accessibility Guidelines”
The full-text article linked to below was recently published by Quantitative Science Studies (QSS). Title Open Access Journals Lack Image Accessibility Guidelines Authors Kaitlin Stack Whitney Rochester Institute of Technology Julia Perrone Kent State University Willard Library of Battle Creek Christie A. Bhalai Kent State University Source DOI: 10.1162/qss_a_00338 Abstract In recent decades, there has […]
Just Released: “The State of Open Data 2024 Special Report: Bridging Policy and Practice in Data Sharing”
From Digital Science: New analysis suggests that open data practice is now on the edge of becoming a standard, recognised and supported scholarly output, globally. As part of the latest in the State of Open Data series, produced by partners Digital Science, Figshare and Springer Nature, direct author-sharing practices have been analysed from a funder, country and institutional […]
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Digital Preservation: “Act Now to Stop Millions of Research Papers From Disappearing”
From a Nature Editorial: Millions of research articles are absent from major digital archives. This worrying finding, which Nature reported on earlier this year, was laid bare in a study by Martin Eve, who studies technology and publishing at Birkbeck, University of London. Eve sampled more than seven million articles with unique digital object identifiers (DOIs), a […]
We Need to Start Wrestling with the Ethics of AI Agents; How Libraries Shape the Future Of Research Infrastructure; & More Headlines
AI How Federal Funding Terms and Conditions Could Encourage Safe Artificial Intelligence Development (via RAND) Research University Strategies for Implementing Generative Artificial Intelligence Systems: Webinar (via CNI) We Need to Start Wrestling with the Ethics of AI Agents (via Technology Review) Accessibility W3C Web Accessibility Work Boosted by Ford Foundation Core Funding (via W3C) Infrastructure […]
