The new My Research Assistant mobile app for Web of Science is now available to download for iOS and Android. A WoS account is required for use, but if you don’t already have one, you can create it within the app.

With our 2021 renewal, UofA alumni now have access to all Springer journals and ebooks. A new link has been created on the Library’s Alumni eResources page.

From Science: Twitter last week permanently suspended the account of Sci-Hub, the website that has posted millions of freely accessible copies of scientific articles pirated from subscription journals. Twitter said Sci-Hub had violated its policy against promoting “counterfeit goods,” according to Sci-Hub’s founder, Alexandra Elbakyan. Full story

From the COPPUL Scholarly Communications Working Group: The COPPUL Scholarly Communications Working Group is planning a virtual Scholarly Communications SkillShare event for Thursday, April 29 10AM-1PM (MST).  Registration will open to COPPUL members and affiliate members at no cost in mid-February. The program and additional details will be shared on […]

“John Wiley & Sons, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Hindawi Limited, an innovator in open access (OA) publishing and one of the world’s fastest growing scientific research publishers, for a total purchase price of $298 million.” – Jan.5/21 The full press release from Wiley is available here.