The German “Projekt DEAL” initiative has gained worldwide attention; for several years, the “Alliance of German Science Organizations”, which effectively represents all universities and research institutions in Germany, has been negotiating ground-breaking Open Access agreements with large journals publishers, most notably Wiley and Springer Nature. These deals apply mainly to large quantities of journals; institutions have beenContinueContinue reading “Enable! – A new platform for Open Access Books in the Humanities and Social Sciences”
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“Buy local” during Covid-19 – How German booksellers encourage local shopping online; and what is happening in the UK
Since the 18th of March 2020, all non-essential shops in Germany have been closed owing to the current Covid-19 crisis. Like everywhere else in the world, this affects small shops in particular and even though many offer click & collect or delivery services for their products, the danger of the vast majority of customers simplyContinueContinue reading ““Buy local” during Covid-19 – How German booksellers encourage local shopping online; and what is happening in the UK”
Apprenticeships in academic publishing – part 3: Germany
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 publishingContinueContinue reading “Apprenticeships in academic publishing – part 3: Germany”
Germany: Universities of Excellence – excellent universities?
The German university system has never had an equivalent to Oxbridge, Russell Group or the Ivy League. This is partially down to the way students are admitted – there are no (or very low) tuition fees and by law each university is obliged to offer all students with a German “Abitur” (A-level/IB equivalent) a placeContinueContinue reading “Germany: Universities of Excellence – excellent universities?”
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”
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