STM and AAP raise alarm over US policy change on Open Access

The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) has written to the US Office of Science and Technology Policy expressing its “alarm” at rumours that the Trump administration is considering a “precipitous” move to require all federally funded research to be made immediately Open Access.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-18 20:30:17 UTC ]

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Books a Target of New China Tariffs

Books imported from China face a possible 25% tariff if a new round of tariffs proposed by the Trump administration is enacted. A publisher called the potential for such a tariff "a frightening prospect." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Springer Nature calls on publishers to adopt new OA role

Springer Nature’s chief publishing officer Steven Inchcoombe has proposed a new approach to research publishing, which will see publishers move from being “passive enablers” of open access to being “active drivers” of it. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Springer Nature Solicits Input on Open Access Transition

Springer Nature's leadership says it's 'encouraging a significant shift in publishers’ view[s] of their role in the transition to open access.' The post Springer Nature Solicits Input on Open Access Transition appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Cambridge and California in Open Access Deal; Book Depot Acquires Kidsbooks

The University of Cambridge and the 10 campuses of the University of California enter a major new agreement in open access, as Ontario-based Book Depot acquires the American publisher Kidsbooks. The post Cambridge and California in Open Access Deal; Book Depot Acquires Kidsbooks appeared first... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Trump Budget Calls for Closing the NEA

In what has become an annual rite under the Trump administration, the president’s fiscal year 2020 budget proposal calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Myths of Open Access

With many arguments around Open Access in academia framed in an adversarial manner, Stephen Lotinga gives a voice to the benefits it can bring. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Taking a Stand for Open Access, University of California Terminates Elsevier Deal

The decision to walk away from the world's largest publisher of scientific journals could be a milestone in the transition to open access. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Springer Nature says Plan S stance on hybrid journals 'unacceptable'

Springer Nature has said the current Plan S requirement for publishers to commit to 'flip' hybrid journals to Open Access is "unnecessary, and...unacceptable for us and for many other publishers." Continue reading at The Bookseller

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iBooks Bestsellers: Woodward's 'Fear' Dominates in First Week on Sale

Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Bob Woodward's examination of the Trump administration, Fear, is the #1 ebook in Apple's iBooks store on the strength of pre-orders. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bob Woodward’s New Book About Trump Reveals Almost Everyone’s Low Opinion of the President

Bob Woodward, whose legendary reporting helped the Washington Post win two Pulitzer Prizes including one for uncovering the Watergate scandal, is set to publish a new book about the Trump administration on Sept. 11 titled Fear: Trump in the White House. The Washington Post and CNN obtained... Continue reading at Slate

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Access all publishers

Those in the trade who believe current policy-making on Open Access only matters to the academic market are mistaken, argues William Bowes. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Would Jesus break bread with Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kirstjen Nielsen, or would he accost them?

To the editor: Given today’s incivility, Christians may ask themselves, “What would Jesus do?” if confronted with appointees in the Trump administration. Certainly Jesus wouldn’t ask White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave a restaurant because of President Trump’s policies and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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'Appalled': As ALA Kicks Off in New Orleans, Librarians Blast Trump Border Policy

In a statement this week, ALA president Jim Neal said there was "no legitimate policy or moral basis" for the Trump administration's "unconscionable" policy of separating families at the border. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Coal Barons Who Donated $1 Million to Trump’s Increasingly Suspicious Inauguration Fund May Get Huge Favor

Bloomberg published an eyebrow-raising report Thursday night about a draft proposal being prepared by the Trump administration that would subsidize the coal industry in part by invoking a Cold War-era law intended for use in national security emergencies: Continue reading at Slate

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Audiobooks and Open Access in Focus at CONTEC Mexico Conference in June

Reflecting a number of trends in international publishing, the upcoming CONTEC Mexico conference looks at how trends such as audiobooks and open access are playing out in Latin America and across the globe. The post Audiobooks and Open Access in Focus at CONTEC Mexico Conference in June appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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AI experts vow to boycott new subscription journal from NPG

Springer Nature, which places a strong emphasis on its Open Access and Open Research publishing, has been forced to defend its position after researchers in the Artificial Intelligence field vowed to boycott a new journal which is not being published OA. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Trump administration will end protected status for Hondurans

The Trump administration says it will strip legal protections for 86,000 Hondurans who live in the U.S., the latest group of longtime undocumented residents who now face the prospect of deportation back to their troubled home countries. Kirstjen Nielsen, the Homeland Security secretary, on Friday... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Four Publishing Trade Groups Criticize Google’s Ad Policy Change in Letter to CEO

Announcing its policy change less than a month before GDPR goes into effect, Google has left publishers scrambling to make sense of its new rules. The post Four Publishing Trade Groups Criticize Google’s Ad Policy Change in Letter to CEO appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Trump renews bid to eradicate arts and library funding

The Trump administration has again proposed to eliminate funding for the National Endowments for the Arts (NEA) and Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Continue reading at The Bookseller

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