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Race and Racism in Academic Publishing: A Case Study from Elsevier – Part 2
In a two-part special program, Copyright Clearance Center and Elsevier explore how race and racism shape the academic knowledge system. This concluding segment considers how a publisher should respond to calls for change to eradicate racism in academic publishing and whether that change is happening fast enough.
Race and Racism in Academic Publishing: A Case Study from Elsevier – Part 1
In a two-part special program, Copyright Clearance Center and Elsevier explore how race and racism shape the academic knowledge system. This first segment considers the internal challenges facing publishers and editors – from policies around terminology to processes that govern the selection of editorial boards.
The Decade’s Top 100 Banned Books
According to ALA, 2019 saw an alarming uptick in challenged books that included or addressed LGBTQ+ content.
The Science of Storytelling
Seeing storytelling in 21st-century terms as a form of data collection
Bolton Book Court Fight Surprise
The National Security Council official who led prepublication review for John Bolton’s White House memoir has detailed a troubling chain of events that backed up his claims.
Diversifying Readership Through Open Access
Scholars and their publishers have in common the search for readers. In an information ecosystem inundated by books, journals and social media, readers, too, are always on the hunt for relevant and accessible publications.
Sargent Departure Shocks Macmillan
John Sargent is a very popular leader. He is approachable and down to earth, plainspoken.
Achieving an Equitable Transition to Open Access
A new white paper assesses the current level of uptake of open access publishing models in those countries and examines barriers to adoption of OA.
Frankfurt 2020: Digital Only
Frankfurt in 2020 will now be entirely a “digital book fair.” Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | Download On Tuesday, Frankfurt Book Fair organizers announced that the world’s largest publishing industry trade show would not hold any...
Best of BTB: In Pandemic, Healthy Leadership Needed
“Nobody was ready for [the pandemic]. It’s almost impossible to be ready for something of this nature. But if you have a really healthy organization, and you have caring leadership at the top, usually you get through it,” says Bill Baker, president emeritus of Channel Thirteen in New York and co-author with Michael O’Malley of “Organizations for People.”
Best of BTB: The Tales of A Bookshelf
That old proverb about a book and its cover – well, yes, it’s still true. But in the era of Zoom conference calls, we may be forgiven for judging people by their bookshelves.
Sorting Out Open Access For Chemistry Researchers
Tools available in the ACS Open Science Resource Center aim to speed the transition to an open science future by effectively communicating how open access publishing works.