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Wiley Rolls Out Open Access Solution Oable to First 34 Customers

NSR Editorial — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 12:27:00 +0000

July 6, 2022 – Hoboken, NJ – Wiley, a global leader in research and education, today announced its continued investment in Oable by making the innovative open access (OA) workflow management solution available to 34 customers. Oable was developed by Knowledge Unlatched, which Wiley acquired in 2021 to advance both organizations’ shared commitment to make open …

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OER Resources to Help Equip Growing Field of ScholComm Librarianship

NSR Editorial — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:00:51 +0000

Experts in scholarly communication librarianship have come together to create an openly-licensed book and online network to connect those interested in the emerging field to be most effective in advocating for change. With support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Josh Bolick, Maria Bonn, and Will Cross began to build OER + ScholComm in …

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Knowledge Unlatched to host new webinars for libraries worldwide looking to invest in Open Access in 2022

Mirela Roncevic — Mon, 30 May 2022 13:30:24 +0000

Knowledge Unlatched (KU) — the international initiative for Open Access (OA) which has to date helped publish over 3,000 scholarly books and 50 journals OA in a wide range of HSS and STEM fields — began a new round of pledging for libraries earlier this month. It has also announced a series of regional webinars …

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Knowledge Unlatched launches the 2022 funding round, introducing new Open Access collections and innovative pledging options for libraries

NSR Editorial — Tue, 03 May 2022 07:38:00 +0000

Knowledge Unlatched (KU), the international initiative for Open Access (OA), is pleased to announce the launch of the ninth round of funding today, which has to date helped publish over 3,000 scholarly books and 50 journals OA in a wide range of HSS and STEM fields. This year’s pledging options include KU’s flagship collection well-known to …

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Springer Nature extends its commitment to open science and announces a pilot with Figshare to improve data sharing

NSR Editorial — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:15:16 +0000

Press release Springer Nature and Figshare have launched a free pilot to better support authors in making their data openly available. Authors submitting to a number of Nature research journals and Academic Journals will now be able to easily opt into data sharing, via Figshare, as part of one integrated submission process. The availability of …

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New webinar on academic writing and research in the 2020s from Citationsy and RepresentEdTech

NSR Editorial — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:03:53 +0000

A new webinar by Citationsy and RepresentEdTech takes place on April 6th at 3 p.m. CET. Panelists will include James Bennett (RepresentEdTech), Cenk Özbakir (Citationsy) and NSR’s Mirela Roncevic. The focus will be on the following topics: Integrity in today’s academic writing Credibility of resources, including academic journals and freely available content Accessibility of scholarly …

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The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Open Access publishing: Key takeaways

Mirela Roncevic — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:47:43 +0000

On March 22, I gave a presentation to a group of librarians and publishers on the usage of Open Access monographs during the pandemic. The goal of this Knowledge Unlatched webinar was to give various stakeholders in scholarly communications insight into the impact of the pandemic on Open access monograph publishing and highlight some key …

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Knowledge Unlatched presents Open Access Heroes 2022

NSR Editorial — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 10:25:17 +0000

Berlin, February 28, 2022 — Knowledge Unlatched (KU), the international initiative for Open Access (OA), is pleased to announce OA Heroes 2022, highlighting the countries, institutions, publishers, disciplines and scholarly titles seeing the most usage worldwide. The number of total user interactions (including downloads and views) for KU titles has grown year on year by 16 percent and …

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Upcoming free webinar on the usage of Open Access books during the pandemic

NSR Editorial — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 12:28:10 +0000

As a result of the pandemic, the usage of OA publications has skyrocketed as researchers and librarians around the world took advantage of the free and unrestricted access afforded to them through OA hosting platforms and services, such as the Open Research Library and OAPEN. This Knowledge Unlatched webinar, hosted by Mirela Roncevic, gives valuable …

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Interview with Graeme Nicol, Chief Executive of Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Mirela Roncevic — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:38:00 +0000

In a recently published article on Cambridge Scholars Publishing (CSP), NSR focused on the beginnings of the UK-based press, its fascinating history, as well as its productive present. The second part of the feature on CSP hears directly from CSP’s Chief Executive and co-owner, Graeme Nicol, an engineer, publisher, cyclist, and coffee enthusiast. In this …

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