ProQuest platform users are being given access to the Coronavirus Research Database which aggregates and parses COVID-19 content for fast access by researchers.
Industry Resource Lists: Publishers’ Responses Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
In both the UK and the US, the publishers’ associations are offering guides on how publishers are—and can—respond to the coronavirus crisis.
Coronavirus: International Publishers Make COVID-19 Research Content Freely Available
Research houses and scholarly publishers and associations are pooling their content for professional and public access free of charge.
Carmen Bambach’s ‘Definitive’ Leonardo Study Wins AAP’s 2020 Hawkins Award
Yale’s publication of Carmen C. Bambach’s four-volumne Leonardo work takes the top honor in the Association of American Publishers’ PROSE Awards.
AAP PROSE Awards Names Its Five 2020 Winners
The winners of the 2020 PROSE Awards’ main categories honoring scholarly writing now are in competition for the top RR Hawkins Award.
AAP 2020 PROSE Awards Name Category Winners
A long roster of winners have been named in the AAP Prose Awards for scholarly publishing. The top winner of the RR Hawkins Award will be honored June 23.
2020 PROSE Awards Name 157 Finalists in Five Far-Flung Categories
From ‘The Wonders of Dry Desert Plants’ and ‘The Cigarette: A Political History,’ the 2020 PROSE finalist titles cover a dizzying range of topics.
The UK’s ‘Cambridge Shakespeare’ Is Open Online: ‘The Words and Worlds’
A highly navigable explication of the works of Shakespeare is launched on Cambridge University Press’ Cambridge Core platform.
AAP Joins Broad Opposition to Proposed Trump Policy on Journal Articles
Removing traditional embargos, critics say, a proposed executive order would make scholarly work of federally funded researchers available on publication.
Industry Notes: Germany’s Projekt DEAL and Springer; Baker & Taylor and McSweeney’s
A new accord between Springer and Projekt DEAL will produce 13,000 or more articles annually. And B&T now has international distribution of McSweeney’s.