Posts Tagged ‘Publishing’
What Diversity Looks Like
Lack of diversity in any industry is troubling. Within the book publishing industry, both in terms of the composition of the workforce and the types of books being produced, diversity is a trending topic. Publisher’s Weekly brought this subject to our attention in their article, “‘People of Color in Publishing’: Striving for More Industry Diversity.” Publishing…
Read MoreScholarly Publishing in Europe and China Conference
The International Publishing Symposium – Scholarly Publishing in Europe and China takes place at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, UK on April 12-13, 2018. The symposium is aimed at those interested in international publishing relations and the scholarly publishing environment in China. This is a first of its kind event in Europe that focuses on building…
Read MoreOpen Access Publishing is Not a Fair Playing Field
The shift towards open-access publishing continues and in the process some new types of inequality within academia have been revealed. This interesting information came to us from the Times Higher Education and their article, “Open-access charges ‘create new inequalities’ in publishing A class division between universities, whereby researchers from lower-ranking institutions with fewer resources are often…
Read MoreCollaborating for Cleaner Energy
Oxford University Press and the National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy (NICE) have announced the launch of an open access, peer-reviewed international journal – Clean Energy. Knowledge Speak brought this interesting information to our attention in the article, “Oxford University Press and the National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy announce publishing partnership.” This academic collaboration will serve as a…
Read MoreOxford University Press Adds More Academic Journals to Their Roster
Oxford University Press recently announced that it will publish the International Communication Association (ICA) journals, beginning January 2018. Knowledge Speak brought this information to us in their article, “Oxford University Press to publish the International Communication Association journals.” ICA is an academic association for scholars interested in the study, teaching, and application of all aspects of human…
Read MoreThe Big Deal in Publishing Webinar
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has released their 2018 webinar schedules and topics. On the roster is one scheduled for March 13, 2018 at 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (EST). The topic is “The Scholarly Kitchen Webinar: The Future of the Big Deal.” The “Big Deal”, package purchasing of all of a publisher’s titles, continues to…
Read MoreDigitization’s Impact on Publishing
Scholarly publishing has been experiencing change over the past few years. There are many reasons why, but the move to digital has certainly had its reverberations throughout the industry. This interesting topic came to us from R&D magazine in their article, “The Augmented Researcher: What Does 2018 Hold for AI in Publishing?” Publishing and scientific research…
Read MoreTaxonomy in Fiction
If you have been a frequent reader of TaxoDiary, you know that I like finding odd and unique taxonomies. I like knowing that taxonomies exist in all parts of our lives, not just information science or biology. As a book lover, this particular “taxonomy” touched many parts of my being. Geek Dad brought this interesting and intriguing information…
Read MoreWebinar Series for 2018 – Register and Save Now
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has released their 2018 webinar schedules and topics. The first one is scheduled for February 13, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. to 12 Noon (EST). The topic is “Sharing Policies: IR’s, Author’s Manuscript vs PrePrint vs Version of Record.” The SSP webinar program delivers a series of highly informative, thought-provoking…
Read MoreOpen Access to Research
Academic publishers should take note of a recent report from Springer Nature that shows there is a tangible benefit to publishing academic books using immediate open access (OA) models. Springer Nature brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Open access academic books downloaded, discussed and cited far more than traditional books.” Among the research findings,…
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