The ABT Conference 2019 was held in Kenilworth on 9th and 10th May. It was chaired by Louis Coiffait, the newly-appointed Head of Policy at London Metropolitan University. Louis Coiffait Louis also gave the opening keynote talk, which, like his address at the 2018 conference, was entitled The Shipping News (capturing many changes that haveContinueContinue reading “Highlights from the ABT Conference 2019”
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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”
Academic Book Trade Conference 2018
For the second year running, the Academic Book Trade Conference (ABT) was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in the centre of Stratford-upon-Avon; also for the second year running the BA chose two gloriously sunny days. The conference took place on Thursday and Friday, 10th and 11th of May. This year’s conference theme was TheContinueContinue reading “Academic Book Trade Conference 2018”
How are Students and Lecturers Using Educational Resources Today?
[Press Release] SAGE Publishing and Gold Leaf partner on major study to provide insight into the UK higher education pedagogical environment Higher Education in the UK is undergoing huge change. Much of this is directly affecting how students, faculty and librarians interact with pedagogical resources. But what impact are these developments having on learning? HowContinueContinue reading “How are Students and Lecturers Using Educational Resources Today?”
Conference: The Incredible Machine – What next for TEF?
The TEF results were due to be released this week, coming only second to the General Election as the most anticipated day this year in the UK Higher Education sector. The day after the election, the Department of Education announced a postponement of the publication of TEF results; a new date has yet to beContinueContinue reading “Conference: The Incredible Machine – What next for TEF?”
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