By Sara GirardAugust 18, 2015
Originally Released on Smithsonian website Smithsonian Launches Public Access Plan for Research August 18, 2015 – The Smithsonian Institution has released its Plan for Increased Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research, based on the principles outlined by the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Through the new plan, all applicable publications and supporting […]
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By Howard RatnerAugust 18, 2015
The latest version of the CHORUS Publisher Implementation Guide is now posted in our Resources section. Version 2.0 gives many more specific examples of what publishers need to do when working with the CHORUS services. Considerable thanks go to Evan Owens and the entire Technical Working Group for this achievement. Please send any feedback to […]
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By Sara GirardJuly 13, 2015
We are pleased to share the news that CHORUS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ORCID to support discoverability in scholarly communications. Close collaboration among organizations like CHORUS and ORCID, which provide services that support the flow of research communications, is vital to evolving its interoperable, scalable, and sustainable infrastructure to meet the changing […]
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By Sara GirardJuly 2, 2015
We are honored to be included in the esteemed group of initiatives chosen as finalists for the ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2015 and look forward to showcasing CHORUS in a rapid fire session at the ALPSP Conference on Wednesday 9 September.
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By Sara GirardJune 2, 2015
We are proud to share the news that Susan King, who chairs CHORUS’ Board of Directors, has joined Rockefeller University Press as its new Executive Director. Susan joins RUP from the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Washington, DC, where she was Senior Vice President for the Journals Publishing Group since 2008. Susan will continue her leadership of CHORUS. […]
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By Sara GirardMay 11, 2015
Welcome New Members! CHORUS now has 27 members (24 Publisher Members and 3 Affiliate Members). Our ranks are growing every week — new members include: American Meteorological Society American Mathematical Society American Astronomical Society AVS: Science & Technology of Materials, Interfaces and Processing . With a majority of non-profit organizations as members and on our Board of Directors, […]
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By Sara GirardApril 20, 2015
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has signed a Participation Agreement with CHORUS to contribute to the implementation of DOE PAGESBeta, the DOE’s Public Access Gateway for Energy & Science. The agreement, which is effective immediately, solidifies the collaboration that was announced in August 2014 and moves a two-year effort into the next phase of […]
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By Sara GirardApril 2, 2015
As of this month, CHORUS is providing access to and information about tens of thousands of articles reporting on federally funded research. CHORUS was also named by the US Department of Energy as part of its public-access solution. The significant progress we’ve made in the eight months since we moved into full production mode is […]
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By Sara GirardApril 2, 2015
STATEN ISLAND, NY. April 2, 2015. CHORUS (Clearinghouse for the Open Research of the United States), a cost-effective and sustainable public access solution, today issued a Progress Report on its first eight months in full production mode, which also coincides with the period since CHORUS was named by the US Department of Energy (DOE) as […]
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By Sara GirardMarch 30, 2015
Stanford, CA and Staten Island, NY March 30, 2015. The CLOCKSS Archive, a not-for-profit joint venture between the world’s leading academic publishers and research libraries, has entered into an agreement with CHORUS (Clearinghouse for the Open Research of the United States), the not-for-profit, cost-effective, and sustainable public access solution, to support the archiving, preservation, and […]
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