• Transformative agreement signed between the Microbiology Society and the Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee

Quoting the original press release KnowledgeSpeak reports that “The Microbiology Society and the Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC) has announced a transformative agreement that will pave the way for open access publishing and extensive research access. This groundbreaking collaboration, set to begin in 2023, will enable affiliated researchers from six universities to publish an unlimited number of Open Access (OA) articles in hybrid and fully OA titles while enjoying full read access to the Society’s journals portfolio. …”

MORE LIBRARY AND PUBLISHING NEWS FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES

• “Conducting a Map Collection Review: A Workbook to Help You on the Journey” (Freely available from ACRL)

• Open Road’s Re-Discovery Lit to Bring Older Books to Life

• EBSCO Information Services partners with eReserve to streamline resource management workflows with EBSCO FOLIO

• Just Released: ARL and CARL Report on Research Libraries’ Alignment with Institutional STEM Priorities

• Rice University Leverages AM Quartex for Its New Digital Collections Site

• IOP Publishing celebrates 100th birthday of the oldest scientific measurement journal

• Berlin’s De Gruyter eBound Foundation Supports Ukrainian Publishing

CONFERENCE, MEETINGS, & WEBINARS

PageBreak 2023: A Next Generation Publishing Conference

“We’re excited to announce that PageBreak is returning for 2023! Last year was a big success, and one thing we noticed was the particular excitement and interest in the topics of single-source workflows and AI. So this year, we decided to center the whole event around those topics, including practical workshops to help you build a real-world plan for implementing a single-source workflow at your organization.

The event will be happening on September 21-22, 2023, at the San Francisco Italian Atheltic Club. …”