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Researchers worldwide will need further assistance to help comply with an increasing number of open data mandates, according to the authors of a new report. The State of Open Data Report 2022 – the latest in an annual collaborative series from Digital Science, Figshare and Springer Nature – is released today (9:00am BST Thursday 13 October).

The MIT Press is pleased to announce that it has joined the OpenAthens Federation. A secure cloud-based service that provides a fast and reliable connection to digital content, OpenAthens will help extend the reach of MIT Press content to more library customers globally.

Kudos and Impact Science have announced the launch of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Knowledge Cooperative. This cross-publisher initiative will help companies, educators, politicians, the media and the wider public understand the evidence around EDI issues, as well as increasing the visibility and reach of EDI-related publications within academia.

OpenAthens, which makes access to knowledge easy through single sign-on solutions, opens applications for its Best publisher user experience (UX) award 2023. The award is a fantastic opportunity for online publishers to demonstrate how their innovative work improves user experience. Publishers must submit their application form by Friday 18 November 2022.

We’re excited to announce a new partnership with CiteAb, a search engine that helps scientists identify the best scientific product to use in their research.

Kudos, the platform for showcasing research, has today announced the launch of a new Showcase and associated outreach campaign to help the public, media, industry, policy makers, educators, and others understand the current and future role and capabilities of Artificial Intelligence. Kudos has set up the Artificial Intelligence Knowledge Cooperative with Impact Science, a part of Cactus Communications (CACTUS).

LibLynx and ChronosHub are partnering to simplify access to the ChronosHub platform used by researchers to submit and manage open access publications.

For nearly a century, Springer Nature has been providing doctors, dentists and pharmacists with trusted insights - advancing medical knowledge for the benefit of patients. Its health division brings together brands such as Springer Medizin, Springer Healthcare and Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, providing better diagnostics, treatment and care of patients.

Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, has today awarded the Eugene Garfield Award for Innovation in Citation Analysis to the late Dr. Saeed Ul Hassan, senior lecturer in AI/Data Science at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Oxford University Press (OUP) has today announced that it will license its leading dentistry training manuals to Immersify Education for application in the company’s propriety interactive educational platform – Immersify Dental. The agreement will see OUP’s high-quality training content used to create new learning modules within the interactive platform, enabling dental students and professionals to benefit from both practical and theoretical learning.

EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Ex Libris (part of Clarivate) have partnered to support libraries by integrating the serials subscription renewal process between EBSCONET® Subscription Management and Alma, the library services platform from Ex Libris.

OpenAthens, which is part of Jisc, has announced that its contract to provide secure, single sign-on facilities to NHS staff in England has been renewed.  The National Institute for Care Excellence (NICE), which procures services on behalf of the NHS in England, has renewed the three-year deal following a rigorous selection process.