Posts Tagged ‘Publishing’
Digital Operations in Publishing Opportunity
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, semantic technology, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving.…
Read MorePush Back on the Open Library
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) joined with partner organizations, the U.S. Authors Guild (AG), the U.K.’s Society of Authors (SoA), and the International Authors Forum (IAF) in strongly condemning the unauthorized lending of books scanned for the website Internet Archive. This interesting news came to us from The Digital Reader in their article, “The…
Read MoreThe Future of Scholarly Communications
There are changes taking place in scholarly communications. What is the end goal? Is it worth the journey? The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Ask The Chefs: The Future Form Of Scholarly Communication.” The article author asked some information science professionals, “What form might scholarly communications take in the…
Read MoreFinding Value
The theme of this year’s Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) pre-conference at APE 2019 in Berlin, is Bringing Value in Academic Publishing: Practical Solutions for Thriving in a Changing Environment. This interesting topic came to us from The Scholarly Kitchen in their article, “Guest Post: Bringing Value (and Making Things Happen) in Academic Publishing — An Interview…
Read MorePublishing Trends Identified
A recent survey of publishers with journals indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) revealed trends in the way that content is published, what types of organizations are publishing the content, how publishing standards are being accepted globally and geographical trends on the uptake of open access. This interesting topic came to us from the DOAJ…
Read MoreExpired Copyrights Open Doors to Possibilities
This coming year marks the first time in two decades that a large body of copyrighted works will lose their protected status. This shift has the potential of profound consequences for publishers and literary estates, which stand to lose both money and creative control. The New York Times brought this very interesting topic to our…
Read MoreFinancial Future of Open Access Advocate in Question
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) launched their first open access journal in 2003 and were the first publisher to formally offer cross-linking between published articles and posted preprint. As a change agent in scholarly publishing and the world of open access, the recent news about the financial situation cuts a little deeper. The Scholarly…
Read MoreCyberattacks on News Media
Cybercrime is at an all time, or at the very least, we are more aware of it than ever before. The New York Times brought this alarming news to us in their article, “Cyberattack Disrupts Printing of Major Newspapers.” An unusual cyberattack on the Los Angeles Times disrupted printing operations there and at newspapers in…
Read MoreBuying Access
There has been much complaining from some universities about the price and restrictions of their subscription contracts with publishers. However, few have the negotiating power like the University of California (UC) System, which single-handedly accounts for almost 10 percent of the research output of the United States. This interesting topic came to us from Inside Higher Ed in…
Read MoreOpen Source in Scholarly Publishing
With STM Week in the rear view mirror, it is a good opportunity to look back at this year’s event and the year as a whole. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting information to us in their article, “All Things Coko: A Step Towards a True Shared Infrastructure for Scholarly Communication?” Scholarly Kitchen has provided a good…
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