SPARC Europe on Open Science policy and Education at the LIBER Conference - August 30, 2019
In late June, around 400 delegates – library directors and their staff – from throughout Europe convened at the 48th Liber Conference in Dublin. SPARC Europe was involved in the joint organisation of a pre-conference workshop titled ‘How European policies and legislation affect academic library leaders… Read More
Copyright: Commission launches dialogue between platforms and rights holders - August 30, 2019
The European Commission has opened a call for expression of interest to participate in the stakeholder dialogue on the application of Article 17 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market on the use of protected content by online content-sharing service providers. The… Read More
Market report publishers must understand how customers use their syndicated content, notes new Publish Interactive whitepaper - August 29, 2019
Publish Interactive, a research publishing tech provider, has released a new whitepaper, according to which, publishers of high-value B2B market analysis must ensure they understand how their customers use content to remain competitive. Trends in High-Value Research Publishing 2019 points out that publishers of chargeable research… Read More
ALPSP Networking: Communicating the Value of your Society Publishing Program - August 29, 2019
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) is inviting society publishers to join scholarly communication colleagues for an afternoon and evening of thought-provoking presentations and conversation. In the increasingly complex debate around mandates and business models, how do societies ensure that the value… Read More
UNSILO survey on AI in academic publishing - August 28, 2019
UNSILO is running a survey on AI in academic publishing. The survey explores attitudes to the use of AI, and the extent of take-up of AI tools in the academic publishing workflow. Respondents include authors, publishers, librarians, and others involved in academic publishing. The results of… Read More
Registration is now open for the 2019 Canadian Library Assessment Workshop - August 27, 2019
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) has announced that registration is now open for the 2019 Canadian Library Assessment Workshop (CLAW). CARL is committed to supporting and developing outcomes-based measures to assist libraries in moving beyond inputs and outputs in order to better demonstrate… Read More
