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Reviewing UKSG’s support for innovation

28 June 2024 Rob Johnson, Vice Chair, UKSG and Managing Director, Research Consulting and Bev Acreman, Executive Director, UKSG UKSG has a long tradition of funding innovation within the […]

An insights into a first-timers attendance at UKSG 2024

28 June 2024 Isobel Eddyshaw, University of Exeter One of my goals in attending UKSG – an experience I very much enjoyed and found to be immensely valuable – was […]

UKSG Events 567

28 June 2024 Bridging the divide between the media and research: building trust in better communication – an online FREE webinar – 3 July 2024, https://bit.ly/4aVtkQD UKSG November Conference 2024: […]

Taylor & Francis announces OA collective funding pilot

Collective Pathway to Open Publishing will support authors to publish OA using a combination of funding sources.
Sage expands its portfolio by acquiring Cambridge Business Publishers

Sage continues to build its portfolio in business and management by acquiring Cambridge Business Publishers, a US-based provider of college textbooks and technology focused on accounting and finance courses.
Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win

21 June 2024 From the article here: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/internet-archive-forced-to-remove-500000-books-after-publishers-court-win/ “As a result of book publishers successfully suing the Internet Archive (IA) last year, the free online library that strives to […]

EBSCO introduces Artificial Intelligence beta program

18 June 2024 EBSCO is launching artificial intelligence (AI) beta programs to partner with customers and receive user input on the company’s AI efforts. The first beta test concluded in […]
Helping Japanese researchers find a trusted publisher or journal

18 June 2024 Predatory journals are an international problem and Think. Check. Submit. has announced the publication of its short, animated video in Japanese. The video […]

eNews 567 People

Richard Bennett has joined Hum as Chief Growth Officer – 12 June 2024 Richard Charkin and Nick Poole have been honoured with OBEs in the King’s Honours list – […]
Anthony Cond takes office as AUPresses President

17 June 2024 Cond is the Association’s first non-North American President (see a complete list of past Presidents). “Anthony’s nomination and election reflect the global vitality of the Association, with 22 of […]