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Copyright, Books and Progress

This year’s Charles Clark Memorial Lecture at London Book Fair, entitled Copyright, Books and Progress, was delivered by Professor Daniel Gervais, Milton R Underwood Chair in Law and Director of the Vanderbilt Intellectual Property Program at Vanderbilt Law School. Professor Gervais said that copyright is more about intermediation than authors; it is meant to helpContinueContinue reading “Copyright, Books and Progress”

Ten top tips from Gold Leaf’s academic journals editor, Jim Bennett

Jim has been editing academic journal articles at Gold Leaf for almost a decade. In his experience, authors don’t seem to understand that their submissions should be as perfectly crafted as possible. He says he is constantly surprised that authors are so careless about how they express themselves; he adds that even his meticulous editorialContinueContinue reading “Ten top tips from Gold Leaf’s academic journals editor, Jim Bennett”

Brexit und Verlagswesen. Eine persönliche Stellungnahme einer britischen Deutschen

(This blog post has been written in German. To see an English translations, click here) Heute ist „Brexit“-Tag. Eigentlich. Und was bedeutet das für dieses Land? Heute sollten wir aus der EU austreten, hieß es. Nun also doch nicht. Als die Briten vor 3 Jahren für ein Referendum an die Wahlurnen gebeten wurden, war vorherContinueContinue reading “Brexit und Verlagswesen. Eine persönliche Stellungnahme einer britischen Deutschen”

Vibes from the London Book Fair 2019

This year’s London Book Fair occurred earlier in the year than usual and was once again held at Olympia – an old favourite for those of us who remember Olympia as the venue for pre-Earl’s Court LBFs. Members of Gold Leaf attended on Tuesday and Thursday. We were very impressed by the overall attendance, especiallyContinueContinue reading “Vibes from the London Book Fair 2019”

Flipped Learning and OERs

Of the pedagogical trends identified by the research (commissioned in partnership with SAGE Publishing), by far the most prominent were research-led teaching and flipped learning – the latter often mentioned in conjunction with technologically-enhanced resources. Flipped learning, which was practised in schools for some time before it took hold in universities, promotes dynamic learning byContinueContinue reading “Flipped Learning and OERs”