Category: Stockholm University Press News

About Open Access Champions and An Open Science Policy Platform and much more

23 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. SPARC Europe Europes Open Access Champions The Open Access Citation Advantage: List Of Studies And Results To Date European Commission – Call … More About Open Access Champions and An Open Science Policy Platform and much more

Astrid Söderbergh Widding. Photo Eva Dalin for Stockholm University.

“Give Open Access and Open Science the attention they deserve”

18 March, 2016

Creating the cultural change to embrace and implement Open Access is a tough nut to crack. Open Access champions from senior management and from the research community are changing hearts and minds here. SPARC Europe and some of its members are now showcasing some of the significant people behind Open Access by way of a … More “Give Open Access and Open Science the attention they deserve”

Creating the cultural change to embrace and implement Open Access is a tough nut to crack

17 March, 2016

Open Access champions from senior management and from the research community can help change the hearts and minds of their peers. With that aim in mind, SPARC Europe and some of its members are showcasing selected persons behind Open Access by way of a new online Open Access advocacy service. Get inspired by their stories, motivations and visions on Open Access here.

Stockholm University Press - Photo Niklas Björling

About Open Access and Europe’s Open Access Champions

3 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. SPARC Europe – Sneak Preview: Europe’s Open Access Champions SPARC Europe – Strategic Plan 2020: Building Blocks LIBER – Highlights From The … More About Open Access and Europe’s Open Access Champions

“Let us get rid of the publishers – Let us do this ourselves” (part 2)

4 February, 2016

Guest post written by Jan Erik Frantsvåg, Open Access Adviser at University Library of Tromsø and chairman of the board of SPARC Europe In my earlier blog I wrote that getting rid of (commercial) publishers as such is a bad idea. In this blogpost I will continue to discuss what role(s) publishers should have, what business … More “Let us get rid of the publishers – Let us do this ourselves” (part 2)

“Let us get rid of the publishers – Let us do this ourselves” (part 1)

1 February, 2016

Guest blog post by Jan Erik Frantsvåg, Open Access Adviser at University Library of Tromsø and chairman of the board of SPARC Europe In discussions, I often hear the cry «let us get rid of the publishers – let us do this ourselves». I understand why this is said – e.g. the extreme profit levels … More “Let us get rid of the publishers – Let us do this ourselves” (part 1)

New book from Stockholm University Press: The role of laymen during Reformation cultural conflicts in new light

15 January, 2016

The way in which Reformation conflicts were carried out by the leading clerical Reformers has been studied in depth, but those at the margins of the Reformation have often been neglected. Polemik in den Schriften Melchior Hoffmans. Inszenierungen rhetorischer Streitkultur in der Reformationszeit, by Kerstin Lundström is a study of pamphlets written as a reaction to, … More New book from Stockholm University Press: The role of laymen during Reformation cultural conflicts in new light

Meeting Place Open Access 2016 in Sweden – April 26 – 27th

13 January, 2016

Meeting Place Open Access (MOA) 2016 is organised by The National Library of Sweden in collaboration with Stockholm University Library. MOA opens up for a wide range of issues and themes within Open Access Our starting point is Open Access of scientific articles and we immerse in to Open Access to artistic works, research data, … More Meeting Place Open Access 2016 in Sweden – April 26 – 27th

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