Category: Open Access

Boosting Open Access – First Evaluation of the Springer Compact agreement in Sweden

26 October, 2016

By: Thomas Neidenmark In order to fast-forward the shift to Open Access to Swedish research, the universities together with the National Library and the Swedish Research Council will spend approximately €9 000 000 to pay for article publishing charges (APC:s) during two and a half years, from July 2016 to December 2018. Will it be … More Boosting Open Access – First Evaluation of the Springer Compact agreement in Sweden

#OpenAccessWeek #OpenInAction – First OA book in the Series Stockholm Studies in Comparative Religion

25 October, 2016

We are happy to announce that the Editorial board of Stockholm Studies in Comparative Religion has now published their first open access book with Stockholm University Press. New book from Stockholm University Press: Horizons of Shamanism: A Triangular Approach to the History and Anthropology of Ecstatic Techniques The multifarious and sometimes contested concept of “shamanism” has … More #OpenAccessWeek #OpenInAction – First OA book in the Series Stockholm Studies in Comparative Religion

Photo: Niklas Björling, Stockholm University

About EU Copyright, Open Access in The Humanities and International Data Week

20 October, 2016

These articles caught our attention this week. Have we missed anything? Please share your comments below. Liber A Basic Guide to EU Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries, Educational and Research Establishments Research Data Services in Europe’s Academic Research Libraries BookBusiness – Is There a Future for Open Access in the Humanities & Social Sciences? … More About EU Copyright, Open Access in The Humanities and International Data Week

Open Access perspectives from Europe, – Part 1 – Hungarian Electronic Library Consortia Conference

30 September, 2016

Blog post by Sofie Wennström. The The Library and Information Centre of Hungarian Academy of Sciences (EISZ) in collaboration with the Hungarian Academy of Science arranged a one-day conference on Sep 12th, 2016. The theme was ‘The Use and Generation of Scientific Content – Roles for Libraries’, focusing on implementation of Open Access. The hosts had … More Open Access perspectives from Europe, – Part 1 – Hungarian Electronic Library Consortia Conference

About European Commission Copyright Proposal, OA boasts citations, participate in survey on Open Peer Review and much more

15 September, 2016

These articles caught our attention this week. Have we missed anything? Please share your comments below. European Comission – Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on copyright in the Digital Single Market Creative Commons – European Commission Copyright Proposal Leaves Users In The Dark IFLA – IFLA Signs Joint Letter on EU Copyright Reform Times … More About European Commission Copyright Proposal, OA boasts citations, participate in survey on Open Peer Review and much more

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About Peer Review Week, Open Access Week, Open Science, Open Knowledge Awards in Sweden and much more

8 September, 2016

The Stockholm University Press blog is back from the summer holidays and we will continue 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. Peer Review Week 16 Organizing Committee Members – About … More About Peer Review Week, Open Access Week, Open Science, Open Knowledge Awards in Sweden and much more

About Liber Annual Conference 2016, Brexit and Open Research

27 June, 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. Liber Liber Annual Conference 2016: Europe’s Libraries Unite For Open Science Follow and Participate in Liber 2016 online Live Streaming from Liber … More About Liber Annual Conference 2016, Brexit and Open Research

Photo: Eva Dalin (Stockholm University).

About Open Science, Open Access and Text and Data Mining

16 June, 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 Netherlands EU Precidency 2016 – All Europen Scientific Articles to Be Freely Accessible by 2020 SPARC Europe – European Ministers United … More About Open Science, Open Access and Text and Data Mining

Photo: Per Larsson (Stockholm University).

About the International Open Access Week, COASPA, OpenCon 2016 and much more

13 May, 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. SPARC Theme of 2016 International Open Access Week to be “Open in Action” SPARC Supports the Open Government Data Act OASPA – … More About the International Open Access Week, COASPA, OpenCon 2016 and much more

Video presentations from Meeting Place Open Access in Stockholm 2016

10 May, 2016

As we wrote in April we attended Meeting Place Open Access, at Stockholm University a couple of weeks ago. Meeting Place Open Access (MOA) is the major annual conference in Sweden about open access and scholarly publishing. The National Library of Sweden has now published recorded material from the conference and you can watch the … More Video presentations from Meeting Place Open Access in Stockholm 2016