Gold Leaf carries out a great deal of research in and around universities, both in the UK and in many other places in the world. An issue that several of its recent research projects has highlighted is the heightened competition to which the HE sector is now being subjected globally. In the UK, this wasContinue reading "Bums on Seats: Regulating the UK Higher Education Sector"
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 helpContinue 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 editorialContinue 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 vorherContinue 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, especiallyContinue reading "Vibes from the London Book Fair 2019"
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