Strategic and Non-strategic Society Publishing
Many society publishers, concerned about the disruptive implications, of Plan S, are nervously considering selling off their publishing assets.
Book Review: Academic Freedom, edited by Jennifer Lackey (Oxford University Press, 2018)
A review of Academic Freedom the latest book in Oxford University Press’s series Engaging Philosophy.
Revisiting: Governance and the Not-for-profit Publisher
How can not-for-profit organizations outcompete their commercial rivals? Revisiting Joe Esposito’s 2011 post that lays out a blueprint for success.
Finding the Right Training and Career Development Opportunities for Your Organization
Your desk is covered with brochures about getting new skills to meet growing needs, and course offerings for continuing education credits. Your inbox is filled with notices about meetings and webinars. How do you decide which is worth your time?
Will Publishers Have Platforms?
Publishers are losing online traffic on their own platforms. What does this mean for the future of the publisher site and the hosted platform companies?
Ask The Chefs: Prioritizing Organizational Choices
There is always a new tool, method, or model, but no organization can do it all. This month we asked the Chefs about methods for prioritizing choices.
Funder Mandates and A Potential Change in Laboratory Dynamics
What happens when regulations around research funding pit the interests of the laboratory head against those of their students and postdocs?
Building an Effective Board
Ever felt frustrated with your governing board? Although the board may not be of your design, there’s still much you can do to shape an effective board that truly adds value to execution of your business strategy and mission. Read on to find out how!
Is Hybrid a Valid Pathway to Open Access? Publishers Argue Yes, in Response to Plan S
As we await the next communication from Coalition S, the largest publishers indicate that they will not abandon the hybrid pathway for open access.
NISO and NFAIS Announce Plans to Merge
NISO and NFAIS announced a planned merger yesterday, designed to better serve their members during a time of rapid change.
Editorial Independence and Journal Ownership in the Age of Open Science
The editorial board for the Journal of Informetrics declared checkmate when they resigned over Elsevier’s open access and open citations policies. Raising both practical and moral questions of journal ownership, the editors of Learning Publishing ask: What can this power move tell us about editorial ownership in the age of open science?
Taking Stock of the Feedback on Plan S Implementation Guidance
With thousand of pages of feedback on the Plans S implementation guidance, what themes emerged that might guide next steps? By @lisalibrarian
The Evolving Landscape of Research Access and its Impact on the Global South
Information access has an important role to play in tackling inequity in the global research and knowledge systems. But subscriptions to Northern journals are only part of the story for improving research equity in low- and middle-income-countries.
Guest Post: Encouraging Data Sharing: A Small Investment for Large Potential Gain
Data Availability Statements are a powerful tool in promoting data sharing, but what does it take to include them in a journal workflow?
Extracting Book Data from Library Information Systems
Despite increasingly sophisticated library automation, the data on books in libraries is often hard to come by.