UKSG eNews 545

Generally, the time commitment required for the role is 1-2 hours a month with the two co-editors working together to develop a schedule of editorials. We are specifically looking for someone from the commercial sector (publisher or intermediary) to work alongside eNews editor Tom Morley to develop the editorial pipeline.

In each episode we have an informal conversation with someone inspiring from the knowledge community and ask them to tell us about their career journey and what has motivated them along the way. Career paths are often ‘squiggly’ and can include detours and pitstops. Our guests will share their personal stories and shine a light on how varied the sector is and how there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to managing your career. The podcast also explores common issues such as imposter syndrome and share advice on how to maximise opportunities when they are presented.

Practical routes to OA, usage data for decision making, enriching scholarship and the Forum is back!

This peer-to-peer community of interest is intended to enable participants to build trusted connections and provide knowledge-sharing opportunities. All those working in any DEIA capacity (whether in a dedicated role or not) in scholarly communications are welcome.

IReL ihas announced that OpenAIRE has been awarded the contract to develop a National Open Access Monitor, based on public open data, to analyse and track progress towards 100% open access in Ireland.

A summit, entitled “Accelerating the Adoption of Open Science”, took place at CERN from 10 to 14 July, bringing together representatives from 70 scientific institutions to discuss how to develop and implement open science policies across the globe.

Following the acquisition of Dialog Solutions as part of the ProQuest M&A in December 2021, Dialog Solutions products and services will be folded into the Clarivate portfolio of offerings for Life Sciences & Healthcare.

In early 2022, arXiv embarked on a plan to reorganize its governance. arXiv leadership, with significant input from its advisory board members, has finalized a new governance model.

PubGrade and Sage have launched an advertising partnership that allows clients to leverage contextually targeted ad campaigns across all Sage journals.

Under the agreement, more than 27,000 books and 500 journal titles from OUP’s Oxford Academic digital publishing platform will be fully indexed and discoverable in Dimensions.