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Publishing & The Pandemic
We are recognizing, in new ways, how much of daily life that authors and publishers make possible and how much they make life under lockdown bearable.
Healthy Metadata and the EU Copyright Directive
Publishers must maintain clean, reliable metadata for their content, including about authors, institution, license types, and citations.
Juvenile Book Sales Spike in Coronavirus Crisis
“Does this mean we’ve found the floor here? Probably not – the response to this pandemic is still in its early days.”
Coronavirus & The Velocity of Content
Tracking the metrics of scientific innovation in the midst of a global pandemic
A Common Lot: Publishers & Researchers
Scholarly publishers have taken up a range of new approaches to strengthen relationships with researchers
Macmillan Drops Library E-Book Embargo
People are going to realize what libraries already offer digitally, and what they can’t offer digitally, says PW’s Andrew Albanese
Publishers Putting Research & Information To Work Against COVID-19
The novel corona virus that can lead to COVID-19 has given rise to a new, sometimes terrifying vocabulary: Social distancing. Flattening the curve. Super-spreader.
Getting the Combination Right for Transformative Agreements
Over the next several weeks, CCC is delivering a series of virtual programming originally intended for London Book Fair presentations.
Macmillan Offers Libraries E-Book Embargo Alternatives
In emails to a select group of librarians, Macmillan sought feedback on three alternative schemes. In all three, according to Andrew Albanese, Macmillan’s eight-week embargo would be abandoned.
