Tag: ONOS

One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)—The central government’s new scheme will give at least 18 million students across both central and state-funded universities access to international journals. Around 30 publishers, including Elsevier and Cambridge University Press, have agreed to collaborate with the government on this scheme. Phase one of the scheme would go live on January 1, 2025, which the Union Cabinet approved last month, reported PTI. List of publishers It is the first time the government has agreed with 30 of the biggest publishers in STEM, management, social sciences and humanities. As per a release by the Press Information Bureau, ... Read more

What is this initiative all about? ONOS will allow national access to academic research and journals publishing scientific papers free of charge starting next year. To coordinate free access, India is setting up a central agency, the Information and Library Network, or INFLIBNET, under the University Grants Commission. It will cover more than 6,300 institutions with over 18 million students, the Centre said. All state and central higher education institutions are covered, besides central government R&D labs. India’s Anusandhan National Research Foundation, or ANRF, is to manage the scheme, and review how many Indians are published.  What can academics access ... Read more