Category: Open Access

New book from Stockholm University Press: Unique Edited Collection on Working-Class Literature(s) from a Global and Comparative Perspective

14 December, 2017

Working-Class Literature(s): Historical and International Perspectives, by John Lennon and Magnus Nilsson (eds.) The aim of this collection is to make possible the forging of a more robust, politically useful, and theoretically elaborate understanding of working-class literature(s). These essays map a substantial terrain: the history of working-class literature(s) in Russia/The Soviet Union, The USA, Finland, … More New book from Stockholm University Press: Unique Edited Collection on Working-Class Literature(s) from a Global and Comparative Perspective

One of the first OA University Presses in Sweden, LIBER 2018 Call for Papers, COPE Introduces Less Specific Member Rules, Brexit effects Researchers, and much more

29 November, 2017

These articles caught our attention this week. Have we missed anything? Please share your comments below. AEUP – Association of European University Presses Stockholm University Press – one of the first Open Access University Presses in Sweden CC – Creative Commons How can we make the world a better place? LIBER – Association of European … More One of the first OA University Presses in Sweden, LIBER 2018 Call for Papers, COPE Introduces Less Specific Member Rules, Brexit effects Researchers, and much more

About COASP10, University Press Week 17, OpenCon Berlin and much more

23 November, 2017

These articles caught our attention this week. Have we missed anything? Please share your comments below. OASPA – Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association Save the date: COASP10 in Vienna, September 17-19th 2018 The Scholarly Kitchen University Press Week 2017 Ask The Chefs: How Can We Increase Diversity In Scholarly Communications? LIBER – Association of European Research … More About COASP10, University Press Week 17, OpenCon Berlin and much more

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More of #OAWeek17, Self-Citation, Academics and Copyright, Flipping Journals, Dissertation to a Book

1 November, 2017

These articles caught our attention this week. Have we missed anything? Please share your comments below. Creative Commons Open In Order To…Fulfill Our Vision for Universal Access to Research and Education Open In Order To…Guarantee Access to the Laws That Govern Us ORCID ORCID 2017 Public Data File Now Available COPE Forum discussion Topic: Self-Citation–Where’s … More More of #OAWeek17, Self-Citation, Academics and Copyright, Flipping Journals, Dissertation to a Book

Flipping Subscription Journals to Open Access – For Whom and to What Cost?

27 October, 2017

Text by Sofie Wennström, Analyst & Managing Editor, Stockholm University Library The Open Access movement seems to have entered a new phase in the past few years. The idea of sharing scholarly content online has become more of reality, and people are getting used to the idea that knowledge does not grow best inside a … More Flipping Subscription Journals to Open Access – For Whom and to What Cost?

How open are we? – Open Access publications at Stockholm University

25 October, 2017

By: Sofie Wennström, Analyst at Stockholm University Library An analysis of the university’s publishing output between 2012 and 2016. The Stockholm University Library provides services to support to about 3,500 academic staff at Stockholm University, which could be summarised in two main tasks: information supply and publishing services. One common denominator for these two functions and … More How open are we? – Open Access publications at Stockholm University

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About Open Access Negotations With Publishers, Issues in Peer Review and much more

11 October, 2017

These articles caught our attention this week. Have we missed anything? Please share your comments below. IFLA Reform Copyright, Drive Development: IFLA Speaks for Libraries in Geneva LIBER Europe The Story Behind LIBER’s Five Principles for Open Access Negotiations With Publishers  OpenAIRE BLOG Open Science Workshop Vienna 2017 FP7 Post-Grant Open Access Pilot: results of … More About Open Access Negotations With Publishers, Issues in Peer Review and much more

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About the EU Copyright Reform, COASP 2017 and much more

4 October, 2017

These articles caught our attention this week. Have we missed anything? Please share your comments below. LIBER Europe Copyright Reform: Help Us Ensure an Effective TDM Exception! LIBER Signs Open Letter Calling for a Revised Text and Data Mining (TDM) Exception SPARC Open Affordable College Textbook Act Reintroduced in Congress SPARC Europe Update: Coalition copyright … More About the EU Copyright Reform, COASP 2017 and much more

Why Transparency is Important to Recognition for Review #PeerRevWk17

13 September, 2017

Stockholm University Press is proud to take part in Peer Review Week 2017. We would like to draw attention in this blog post to how transparency in the peer review process of books is also related to recognition for review. More precisely we wish to discuss what is transparent and for whom. By Christina Lenz, … More Why Transparency is Important to Recognition for Review #PeerRevWk17

Open Science: Providing Skills and Inspiring Change

26 June, 2017

Blog post by Gustav Nilsonne, Stockholm University. Lack of knowledge is an oft-cited impediment to open science. In this context, knowledge may be important both as a motivator for change, and as a means to achieve change. To break down this impediment, we have started a postgraduate course in Open Science, Reproducible Research, and Research … More Open Science: Providing Skills and Inspiring Change