‘The last 20 years have seen an ever-growing chasm between academic and trade publishing on the technology front,’ writes Charkin.
Springer Nature Widens Gold Open Access Options, January 1
A new FT report suggests that BC Partners may leverage Springer Nature’s value, as the publisher rolls out new routes to gold open access.
Friday: Frankfurt Academic Conference on Libraries and Publishing
The two-day Frankfurt Academic Conference program looks at how publishers and libraries are managing open access and the pandemic.
Japanese University Library Consortium and Elsevier Announce an Open Access Proposal
The three-year proposal agreed to by Amsterdam’s Elsevier and the ‘JUSTICE’ consortium in Tokyo promotes open access in Japan.
University of Johannesburg Joins ProQuest’s Publishing Program
The University of Johannesburg becomes one of the schools that add some 200,000 works annually to ProQuest’s Dissertations & Theses program.
Germany’s Knowledge Unlatched Partners with European Investment Bank
The new arrangement with the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg already comprises almost 60 reports on the Knowledge Unlatched platform.
Springer Nature and Max Planck Partner on Transformative Agreement
Today’s newly announced agreement is based in Germany’s Projekt DEAL agreement concluded last January for Springer Nature journals.
The Green Route: Wiley Partners With Project DeepGreen in Germany
Under this partnership between Wiley and DeepGreen, research published through Wiley’s agreement with Projekt DEAL will be distributed to open-access repositories in Germany.
Germany’s Springer Nature Opens a ‘Digital Hub’ for Frankfurt
The Springer Nature @ Frankfurt Book Fair site brings together online activities the company is organizing around the Frankfurter Buchmesse.
Germany’s Springer Nature Activates a MOOC & BOOK Textbook
The revived world of ‘massive open online courses’ has prompted Springer Nature to work with Italian universities on new textbooks for MOOCs.