New website, new academic year and National Read a Book Day

New website Today we unleash our new website upon an unsuspecting world! And will wait with excitement for seismic reactions across the globe. To be a little more serious, we have spent much of the summer thinking about our logo and our website and how we want them to represent us and what we do.ContinueContinue reading “New website, new academic year and National Read a Book Day”

Creating a better World! How academic librarians are tackling SDGs

5 July 2023, 15.00-16.30 CET(2pm-3.30pm BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Academic librarians by nature and profession tend to be thrifty and environmentally aware. For decades, they have been the inspiration for many micro environmental initiatives. When in 2015 the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all United NationsContinueContinue reading “Creating a better World! How academic librarians are tackling SDGs”

Brigitte Shull joins Gold Leaf 

The research publishing and library services consulting firm Gold Leaf welcomed Brigitte Shull to its team in June, 2023. Brigitte joins as Senior Consultant, focusing on strategic planning, open research transformation, digital product innovation and product management, and publishing development.   “We are delighted to welcome Brigitte to the Gold Leaf team and expand our presenceContinueContinue reading “Brigitte Shull joins Gold Leaf “

Helping graduates to be workplace-ready in a constantly changing world (2/2)

An interview with Fiona Greig [you can read the first part of the interview here] The true nature of education To do well in a traditional exam implies having a good memory, but this does not equate with intelligence, skills, or the acquisition of a true education. True education means introducing someone to a conceptContinueContinue reading “Helping graduates to be workplace-ready in a constantly changing world (2/2)”

Helping graduates to be workplace-ready in a constantly changing world (1/2)

An interview with Fiona Greig Fiona Greig is Director of Knowledge & Digital Services at the University of Winchester. We are fortunate in being able to count her as a long-time colleague of Gold Leaf and we are grateful often to have benefited from her insights and innovative ideas. In this post she shares herContinueContinue reading “Helping graduates to be workplace-ready in a constantly changing world (1/2)”