Journal tendering for societies: a brief guide
Hundreds of societies publish journals in collaboration with publishers. Some may be considering how and whether to renegotiate or go out to tender. Some may be...
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A qualitative evaluation of The European Library
Evaluation of digital libraries assesses their effectiveness, quality and overall impact. In this paper we describe a qualitative evaluation of “The European Li...
Going beyond the textbook: The need to integrate open access primary literature into the Chemistry curriculum
Unrestricted, open access to scholarly scientific literature provides an opportunity for chemistry educators to go beyond the textbook, introducing students to ...
The emergence of electronic books publishing in Spain
« After reference books and scientific journals, electronic books represent the next level of evolution in the digital revolution. Their presence in libraries a...
Back to the future: authors, publishers and ideas in a copy-friendly environment
How could scholars survive in a copy-friendly environment jeopardizing the established system of scholarly publishing in which scientific publishers seemed to b...
Open Science in Practice: Researcher Perspectives and Participation
We report on an exploratory study consisting of brief case studies in selected disciplines, examining what motivates researchers to work (or want to work) in an...
Peer Review in Academic Promotion and Publishing: Its Meaning, Locus, and Future
Since 2005, and with generous support from the A.W. Mellon Foundation, The Future of Scholarly Communication Project at UC Berkeley’s Center for Studies i...