Brighid M. Gonzales: Institutional Repositories (CLIPP #44), ACRL 2018. 136 pages, $ 40.00. ISBN 978-0-8389-4604-6 Description The College Library Information on Policy and Practice (CLIPP) publishing program, under the auspices of the College Libraries Section of the Association of College … Weiterlesen
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Monographs on the move?: a view on ‘decoupling’ and other prospects #openaccess
Andrew Lockett (2018): Monographs on the move?: a view on ‘decoupling’ and other prospects. Insights, 31, 37. http://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.435 In the context of the recent debate about the movement towards a monographs mandate for the UK, this opinion piece considers the … Weiterlesen
Palaces for the people: why libraries are more than just books
At the library, everyone is welcome –so can they help heal our divided, unequal society, asks NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg in this edited excerpt from his new book, Palaces for the People. […] Quelle: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/sep/24/palaces-for-the-people-at-the-library-everyone-is-welcome
COAR (Confederation of Open Access Repositories) responds to Plan S #cOAlitionS #repositories #openaccess
COAR’s response to Plan S On September 4, 2018, a coalition of research funders in Europe published Plan S, an ambitious plan to accelerate Open Access in Europe. COAR welcomes the strong stance taken towards open access by a coalition … Weiterlesen
Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell on why we need libraries – an essay in pictures
Two great champions of reading for pleasure return to remind us that it really is an important thing to do – and that libraries create literate citizens. […] Quelle: https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2018/sep/06/neil-gaiman-and-chris-riddell-on-why-we-need-libraries-an-essay-in-pictures
Merry work: libraries and citizen science #openaccess #libraries #citizenscience
Ignat, T., Ayris, P., Labastida i Juan, I., Reilly, S., Dorch, B., Kaarsted, T., & Overgaard, A. K. (2018). Merry work: libraries and citizen science. Insights, 31, 35. http://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.431 Abstract: This article highlights important new opportunities for libraries by analysing … Weiterlesen
Bulock: Crowdfunding for Open Access #openaccess
Chris Bulock (2018): Crowdfunding for Open Access. Serials Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/00987913.2018.1472477 Funding open access publications is often a difficult problem, especially when authors may not have sufficient funds to support a project. Yet it may be possible to convert the funds … Weiterlesen
A Gold road paved with good intentions? What Plan S implies for Humanities OA book publishing #openaccess #cOAlitionS #planS #Humanities
A Gold road paved with good intentions? What Plan S implies for Humanities OA book publishing Eleven European countries, the Netherlands among them, have formulated a plan to enforce Open Access for all research publications by 2020, and so curb … Weiterlesen
Mounier: ‘Publication favela’ or bibliodiversity? Open access publishing viewed from a European perspective #openaccess
Pierre Mounier (2018): ‘Publication favela’ or bibliodiversity? Open access publishing viewed from a European perspective. Learned Publishing 51(S1), 299-305. https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1194 A number of initiatives exist in European countries to support open scholarly communication in humanities and social sciences. This article … Weiterlesen
African university presses and the institutional logic of the knowledge commons #openaccess
Thierry M. Luescher, François van Schalkwyk (2018): African university presses and the institutional logic of the knowledge commons. Learned Publishing 51(S1), 288-298. https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1187 This article investigates the current status and challenges faced by university presses in Africa, looking particularly at … Weiterlesen