The removal of VAT from electronic publications earlier this year was the triumphant culmination of a vigorous campaign that had been led by publishers, booksellers, writers, librarians, teachers and readers over many decades to protest against taxation on knowledge. Originally it was started to save print books from tax: after VAT was introduced to theContinue reading "Don’t Tax Reading: the case against VAT on knowledge"
The Covid-19 crisis: views of a student
We asked Daphne van Engeland, who studies in her second year towards a BA in Digital Marketing at Coventry University about her experiences. https://videopress.com/v/8oIvZIxX?preloadContent=metadata Please tell us a little bit about the courses and lectures you attend. Each of my courses has two one-hour lectures and one two-hour seminar per week. The lectures can beContinue reading "The Covid-19 crisis: views of a student"
The Covid-19 crisis: views of a Creative Writing lecturer
Dr Judith Heneghan, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Winchester tells us how the Covid lockdown is affecting her work. About the University of Winchester The University of Winchester traces its origins to a teacher training institution founded in the mid-nineteenth century. This became known as King Alfred’s College, and in theContinue reading "The Covid-19 crisis: views of a Creative Writing lecturer"
From Open Access to Open Research: a summary of developments
As the OA movement picked up momentum, there were some watershed moments in the UK: the publication of the Finch Report (2012), which – to the surprise of many – chose the Gold “author pays” model (in which the author or his or her institution pays an APC, or Article Processing Charge) over the GreenContinue reading "From Open Access to Open Research: a summary of developments"
The Covid-19 crisis: views of a lecturer
We talked to Dr. Oliver Lindemann, Assistant Professor for Research Methods and Techniques at the Department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam in The Netherlands (c) Oliver Lindemann Tell me a little about your University and the current situation Erasmus University grew out of the “Netherlands School of Commerce”, which was foundedContinue reading "The Covid-19 crisis: views of a lecturer"
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