For the past two weeks this blog has focused on apprenticeships in academic publishing. In earlier blog posts, we talked about the – relatively new – system of apprenticeships in the UK. Today, we would like to look at Germany, where the apprenticeship scheme has been long established and where apprentices have worked in publishingContinue reading "Apprenticeships in academic publishing – part 3: Germany"
Apprenticeships in academic publishing – Part 2: The Apprentices
In last week’s blog post, we gave an overview over the UK apprenticeship scheme and explained how apprenticeships are a valuable addition to Academic Publishing. This week we have asked some apprentices to speak for themselves. Gerda Lukosiunaite from the Royal College of Physicians [RCP] and Kaya Spencer from Cambridge University Press [CUP] kindly agreedContinue reading "Apprenticeships in academic publishing – Part 2: The Apprentices"
Apprenticeships in Academic Publishing – Part 1: The Scheme
National Apprenticeship Week featured prominently in the media earlier this month, which made us think about the scheme and how it is represented in Academic Publishing. We therefore decided to speak to several people involved and have received so many good responses that we have decided to create two blog posts about it. This isContinue reading "Apprenticeships in Academic Publishing – Part 1: The Scheme"
Mrs Lee Cheng Ean: a profile
I first met Mrs Lee Cheng Ean in January 2013 at dual advisory board meetings which I facilitated in Shanghai and Beijing, but her reputation long preceded that. She is extremely well-known in both the East and the West as one of the world’s most competent and inspired librarians. I have since met her atContinue reading "Mrs Lee Cheng Ean: a profile"
White Rose University Press: the Library as Publisher
Triggered in part by the Open Access movement and also by the desire of early-career researchers and students (undergraduates as well as postgraduates) to find reputable publishing outlets for their work, in recent years there has been a steep increase in the number of university libraries setting up or encouraging the foundation of presses forContinue reading "White Rose University Press: the Library as Publisher"
Gold Leaf 