The Optical Society Launches CHORUS

by Sara GirardOctober 1, 2015All, News & Press Releases

The Optical Society announced that the first wave of federally funded research articles from OSA will be made available today—exactly 12 months after the Department of Energy (DOE) implemented its public access policy. OSA is the second publisher to fully implement CHORUS.

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August Progress Report

by Sara GirardAugust 24, 2015All, CHORUS Updates

Summer 2015 has been busy for CHORUS, as we continue to gain momentum by signing on more funders, partners, and members. On August 18th the Smithsonian Institution released their Public Access Plan, naming CHORUS as an integral part of their solution.  We signed a pilot project agreement with another federal agency, which we anticipate announcing very soon. We’ve been talking with […]

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Smithsonian Names CHORUS as Part of its Public Access Plan

by Sara GirardAugust 18, 2015All

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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CHORUS Publisher Implementation Guide v2.0 Released

by Howard RatnerAugust 18, 2015All

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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ORCID and CHORUS Partner to Support Researcher Workflow

by Sara GirardJuly 13, 2015All, CHORUS Updates, News & Press Releases

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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CHORUS Board Chair Susan King is Named Executive Director of Rockefeller University Press

by Sara GirardJune 2, 2015All, News & Press Releases

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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CHORUS Update

by Sara GirardMay 11, 2015All, CHORUS Updates

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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US Department of Energy and CHORUS Sign Participation Agreement to Advance Public Access

by Sara GirardApril 20, 2015All, CHORUS Updates, News & Press Releases

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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CHORUS Progress Report, April 2015

by Sara GirardApril 2, 2015All, CHORUS Updates

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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