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cOAlition S supports efforts to improve copyright framework for research

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opyright retention has been at the core of Plan S since its inception. Its first principle is that authors or their institutions retain copyright to their work. The Rights Retention Strategy aims to ensure that authors retain their rights and comply with funders´ mandates of immediate open access under open licenses while publishing in the venue of their choice.  

BMJ signs its first Read and Publish agreement in the U.S.

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Leading global healthcare knowledge provider, BMJ, has entered into its first Read and Publish agreement in the United States with Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries. The agreement allows MSU's affiliated corresponding authors to publish their primary research open access (OA) at no cost to them.

Trio of OA agreements in Asia mark a first for IOP Publishing  

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IOP Publishing (IOPP) has secured its first transformative agreements (TAs) in Asia, reflecting the society publisher’s ambition to deliver open access (OA) at scale globally.  

Digital & Platforms

Sage acquires leading provider of online courses, Epigeum

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Sage has acquired Epigeum, a leading provider of online courses for universities and colleges, from Oxford University Press. Founded in 2005 as a spin-out company from Imperial College London, Epigeum has established itself as a leading provider of peer-reviewed, high-quality, and innovative online courses.

PubHive Integrates with Microsoft Azure Active Directory

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PubHive Ltd., a scientific software company serving enterprise life science companies, today announced the availability of single sign-on (SSO) between the company’s PubHive Navigator platform and Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).

ChronosHub Agreement Management: Open for Publishers To Take Control of Agreements.

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ChronosHub, the leading open-access management platform, is excited to include agreement management in its offering to publishing companies. The new addition to the platform gives publishers total control of agreements.

Open Access

cOAlition S supports efforts to improve copyright framework for research

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opyright retention has been at the core of Plan S since its inception. Its first principle is that authors or their institutions retain copyright to their work. The Rights Retention Strategy aims to ensure that authors retain their rights and comply with funders´ mandates of immediate open access under open licenses while publishing in the venue of their choice.  

BMJ signs its first Read and Publish agreement in the U.S.

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Leading global healthcare knowledge provider, BMJ, has entered into its first Read and Publish agreement in the United States with Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries. The agreement allows MSU's affiliated corresponding authors to publish their primary research open access (OA) at no cost to them.

Trio of OA agreements in Asia mark a first for IOP Publishing  

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IOP Publishing (IOPP) has secured its first transformative agreements (TAs) in Asia, reflecting the society publisher’s ambition to deliver open access (OA) at scale globally.  

Editorial

Nature Index reveals encouraging signs of recovery in Japan’s research output

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Japanese STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) research is showing signs of bouncing back according to the latest data published by the Nature Index 2023 supplement, a supplement to Nature, which examines the policies and trends, opportunities and challenges that lie ahead of Japanese science.

Manchester University Press and De Gruyter enter strategic partnership

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De Gruyter is pleased to announce its global strategic partnership with Manchester University Press (MUP). De Gruyter will host and distribute the complete frontlist and backlist collections of over 2,000 titles from Manchester University Press.

Wiley and the Big Ten Academic Alliance extend their open-access partnership

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Wiley, one of the world’s largest publishers and a global leader in research and education, today announced a three-year extension of its landmark open publishing agreement with the libraries of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, which serve universities across the midwestern and eastern United States. 

Institutions

OCLC’s new library analytics solution to better align collections with priorities, is now available...

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OCLC's new Choreo Insights™ library analytics solution is now available to early adopter libraries in North America seeking to better align academic library collections with institutional focus areas, emerging curriculum priorities, and future trends.

SPARC Report – New insights into OE in European Libraries of Higher Education 2022

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We are pleased to announce the publication of our report, Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education: Implementing the UNESCO Recommendation on OER. The report presents the findings of the third edition of our annual survey of European academic libraries on the topic of Open Education (OE) and Open Educational Resources (OER). It explores the work being done by European academic librarians to implement the UNESCO OER Recommendation, almost three years on from its initial publication in November 2019. 

New Free-to-Read Collection Shares Research Supporting Librarians

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SAGE has launched a free-to-read collection of research and other resources supporting library professionals as they make improvements in their library, across their institutions, and build their own leadership skills. Categories in the collection include:

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