Category: library

About Swedens Meeting Place Open Access 2016, The EUA Roadmap on Open Access to Research Publications and much more

10 March, 2016

We want to share the latest news and debates about open access, scholarly publishing and similar topics. These articles caught our attention this week. Have we missed anything? Please share your comments below. National Library of Sweden – Meeting Place Open Access 2016 Stockholm University Library – Jonas Holm About Copyright, Libraries and The European … More About Swedens Meeting Place Open Access 2016, The EUA Roadmap on Open Access to Research Publications and much more

Photo: Niklas Björling

About the Swedish Government’s hearing on Open Access & much more

25 February, 2016

We want to share the latest news and debates about open access, scholarly publishing and similar topics. These articles caught our attention this week. Have we missed anything? Please share your comments below. The National Library of Sweden – Summary of the Swedish Government’s hearing on Open Access V & A (Public & Science) – … More About the Swedish Government’s hearing on Open Access & much more

What is the latest news in Sweden in the field of open access?

7 January, 2016

The National Library’s annual conference about open access and scholarly publishing 2016 is arranged in collaboration with Stockholm University Library, in Aula Magna at Stockholm University. Meeting Place Open Access (The MOA conference) is a national conference that brings participants together with a focus on how we can work forward together to increase dissemination and … More What is the latest news in Sweden in the field of open access?

2015 Year-In-Review: Stockholm University Press Blog’s Most Popular Posts

30 December, 2015

In april 2015 we started writing about Open Access, copyright, open data regarding scientific publishing and sharing news around the fields in the digital scholarly publishing. Soon it will be a new year and we want to take the opportunity to look back and share our top posts of the year. We wish our readers … More 2015 Year-In-Review: Stockholm University Press Blog’s Most Popular Posts

Publishers should enhance service and drive open development to support the social nature of the science-making process – Report from the 10th Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing

18 December, 2015

Text written by Sofie Wennström, Managing Editor & Analyst, Stockholm University Press/Stockholm University Library. Photo by Eva Dalin. What Stockholm University Press Adds to the Scholarly Communication Process Recently, I gave a presentation at the Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing in Tromsø, Norway. It was an honour to have the opportunity to give a talk … More Publishers should enhance service and drive open development to support the social nature of the science-making process – Report from the 10th Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing

Towards a modern and more European Copyright framework – Education, research and access to knowledge a priority

17 December, 2015

Text written by Jonas Holm – Chair of The Working Group on Copyright (which falls under the Advocacy & Communications Steering Committee at LIBER) & Lawyer at Stockholm University. After a good two years of work, the European Commission has presented their proposals they would like to see for the reform of the copyright legislation. … More Towards a modern and more European Copyright framework – Education, research and access to knowledge a priority

A necessary dialogue about text and data mining (TDM) in Europe

3 December, 2015

Text by Christina Lenz, Managing Editor, Stockholm University Press There is, more or less, a consensus about why TDM is important in Europe and that we need to collaborate towards common goals and actions, but there are many challenges towards those goals. The TDM landscape is extremely diversified, mostly because it is constantly and rapidly changing. … More A necessary dialogue about text and data mining (TDM) in Europe

A Successful Outreach – From Resistance to a Conversation About Open Access

12 November, 2015

By: Leslie Engelson, faculty librarian at Murray State University Do you want to start a conversation with the faculty at your college or university about open access (OA) publishing? Perhaps you can benefit from the experience I and four other faculty librarians (Elizabeth Price, Candace Vance, Rebecca Richardson, and Jeff Henry) had in our efforts … More A Successful Outreach – From Resistance to a Conversation About Open Access

About University Press Week, Open Science Cloud For Research and The Libraries Role For Research Data

10 November, 2015

We want to share the latest news and debates about open access, scholarly publishing and similar topics. These articles caught our attention this week. Have we missed anything? Please share your comments below. LIBER Europe – New Factsheet & Infographic On Libraries Role For Research Data AAUP – University Press Week Oxford University Press – … More About University Press Week, Open Science Cloud For Research and The Libraries Role For Research Data

About scholarly publishing, “think check submit” and a University Presses Conference

29 October, 2015

We want to share the latest news and debates about open access, scholarly publishing and similar topics. These articles caught our attention this week. Have we missed anything? Please share your comments below. City University London – Boosting Open Access to research The Scholarly Kitchen – Viva VIVO! Thinking more broadly about the scholarly communications … More About scholarly publishing, “think check submit” and a University Presses Conference