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June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 Elizabethuncategorized

An interesting read from Nature: Revealed: the millions of dollars in time wasted making papers fit journal guidelines The high cost of ‘reformatting’ prompts a call for journals to change their requirements.

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June 2023 removals of ebooks from EBSCO and ProQuest subscription collections

June 1, 2023 ahenryebooks

Hello everyone, For two of our large subscription ebook packages, books are added throughout the year (and their accompanying records are added to the catalogue), but removals happen only twice each year. This is an update on removals that will occur in June 2023. Lists of removed ebooks are attached […]

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Towards Open Scholarship: A Canadian Research and Academic Library Action Plan to 2025

May 25, 2023 claforesuncategorized

From CRKN: CRKN and CARL (Canadian Association of Research Libraries) are pleased to share with you our joint action plan, Towards Open Scholarship: A Canadian Research and Academic Library Action Plan to 2025. Developed collaboratively, this document outlines the ways in which CRKN and CARL are leading a robust, multi-pronged open […]

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New York Times Audio App Added to Subscription

May 24, 2023 claforesuncategorized

From the New York Times: The New York Times has just launched New York Times Audio, a new iOS app for audio journalism and storytelling on everything from world events, to the daily headlines, to reporter’s reads of top stories. Access to New York Times Audio is now included as an exclusive […]

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CRKN and Érudit renew their Partnership for Open Access for an additional two years

May 11, 2023 claforesuncategorized

From CRKN: The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and Érudit are pleased to announce the renewal of their Partnership for Open Access (POA) for an additional two-year period. This extension will serve as a transition period to a new long-term partnership agreement planned for 2025 and will allow our organizations […]

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