JSTOR has joined the Opening the Future program as a hosting partner for Open Access ebooks published by Central European University Press and Liverpool University Press. These ebooks will be freely available on JSTOR, in addition to the publishers’ websites and other platforms offering Open Access ebooks. Making the titles available on multiple platforms ensures that users can discover and access this scholarship through their preferred research workflows.
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Resources
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has launched a new research platform using the F1000 open access publishing model to help expedite the health benefits from publicly funded research, allowing researchers to quickly share and build on data and results.
Together with its partners in research, FIZ Karlsruhe develops an innovative information infrastructure for patent information to be used by scientists. Entirely new: a patent-centered knowledge graph.
People
Alex Robinson, Jessica Corner in new roles
CLOCKKS digital archive service announce the results of their recent elections.
The Committee on Publishing Ethics is looking to fill five new positions with candidates from arts, humanities or life sciences.
Awards
David Sommer, Chair of the judging panel, and co-founder at Kudos commented: “The judges were pleased to receive and review a range of applications this year. The shortlist reflects the pace of change and innovation across all areas of scholarly publishing and communication. We thank everyone who made a submission and congratulate the finalists for being selected.”