Clarke & Esposito

Ebooks continue the trend toward the subscriptionization of everything. Editorial services consolidate. A new (vague) Canadian OA policy. cOAlition S shuts down a service. Plus, we try to keep up with the flurry of executive orders and policy pronouncements emanating from the White House. Link in comments.

Chaos rules in new US govt administration. Nelson Memo dead? Probably. Morressier + Molecular Connections as new “hub and spoke” competitor. OA models evolve beyond the APC. Link in comments

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