Librarian Newsletter March 2021
This month we look at the benefits of the Oxford Academic platform, reach a digital publishing milestone, and more.
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Discover the benefits of the Oxford Academic platform
Oxford Academic will house 36,000 books, alongside 470 journals in 2021. You can sign-in to a single admin portal and download chapters and images from an innovative, accessible user interface.
New & Noteworthy
Librarian Webinar Schedule
Available in local languages, our upcoming training webinars provide introductions to our online products using on-screen examples. These demos are simple to use, free of charge, and open to anyone
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Digital publishing milestone
We’re pleased to share we have reached a new milestone in digital publishing. More than 25,000 academic research books are now online, equaling over 850 average library shelves worth of content
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Liverpool Scholarship Online
At the end of February, Liverpool Scholarship Online—delivered through University Press Scholarship Online—published more than 200 backlist titles in Film, Classical Studies, Television and Radio, and Religion.
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Journals Highlights
New access control system
In May, a new access control system will be implemented for the Oxford Academic platform to support journals content. We do not expect this change to impact patrons or disrupt service.
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Reminder: Changes in the 2021 Oxford Journals Collection
The Auk and The Condor journals from the American Ornithological Society recently changed their names. Both titles—now Ornithology and Ornithology Applications, respectively—are in our 2021 collection.
See all changes
Blog Post: Read and Publish in China
After completing the first Read and Publish agreement in Mainland China, Chinese Academy of Sciences librarian Kunhua Zhao discussed the deal and open access with OUP’s Rhodri Jackson and Kimi Zeng.
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