By Susan SpilkaFebruary 16, 2021
In January 2021, a group of 135 people representing funders, publishers, societies, and academic institutions gathered virtually to participate in the second CHORUS Forum. They came together to examine problems around connecting research data to content and learn more about existing and developing solutions. The purpose of the event was to advance ongoing collaboration across […]
Read More
By Susan SpilkaNovember 13, 2020
Seven years ago, CHORUS set out to advance sustainable public access via an approach of leveraging existing open infrastructure and promoting a transparent collaboration among stakeholders. The strategy worked, delivering flexible, neutral, and interoperable solutions as policy implementation progressed and evolved around the world. An article titled “A Path for Tracking Funded Research and Compliance” […]
Read More
By Susan SpilkaAugust 26, 2020
Over 150 publishers (society, commercial, and university press), librarians, funders, service providers, university administrators, faculty, and researchers attended the virtual CHORUS Forum on Open Access Policies and Compliance in a Global Context on 30 July 2020. CHORUS Chairman Alix Vance (AIP Publishing CEO) kicked off the day by welcoming participants and introducing speakers. Watch Forum […]
Read More
By Susan SpilkaAugust 16, 2016
We are pleased to share the exciting news of our first agreement with a funder outside of the US. CHOR, Inc. has signed a Letter of Agreement with the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), for a six-month Pilot project to explore and support its public access compliance needs. With public access still very much on […]
Read More
By Susan SpilkaJune 24, 2016
The new Scholix framework provides standards and guidelines for linking datasets to scholarly publications.
Read More
By Susan SpilkaJune 24, 2016
Finding publicly accessible content just got a little easier. We’ve added new functionality to the CHORUS search beta results to indicate whether or not an article is publicly accessible, or when it will be made available if known.
Read More
By Susan SpilkaMarch 23, 2016
Available on demand is a replay of a webinar hosted by the Wiley Executive Briefing series featuring CHORUS Board Member and AIP Executive Director Emeritus Fred Dylla. The presentation was taped at a live event last fall, and is followed by a Q&A session from March 22, 2016. Please note that the link below provides access to a replay, not a live event.
Read More
By Susan SpilkaMarch 15, 2016
ORCID’s Director of Communications Alice Meadows, who chairs CHORUS’ Communications Working Group, and BioOne’s COO Lauren Kane, have published a timely article on how scholarly communications organizations can and should try to achieve gender parity. For anyone who’s interested, the author accepted manuscript of this research paper is now available on figshare. The final article is published in […]
Read More
By Susan SpilkaMarch 8, 2016
Check out Fred Dylla’s post on the Scholarly Kitchen: Three Years after the OSTP Public Access Directive: A Progress Report Fred is the Executive Director Emeritus of the American Institute of Physics. With more than 30 years experience as a practicing scientist, Dylla has also taken a leading role as an advocate for the physical sciences. He serves […]
Read More
By Susan SpilkaFebruary 10, 2016
CHORUS integration with the HighWire Open Platform streamlines compliance with US funder mandates and increases visibility of published articles reporting on funded research REDWOOD CITY, CA – February 9, 2016 — HighWire Press, Inc., the leading technology platform and strategic partner to influential scholarly publishers, now integrates CHORUS so authors and their publishers can more […]
Read More