Tag Archives: Linda Bennett

Academic librarians are not only law-abiding but also extremely well-informed. Academics have long relied on librarians’ support as they navigate the choppy waters of open access and copyright; and the recent addition of Artificial Intelligence to the scholarly publishing landscape has made the librarian’s contribution yet more invaluable. Publishers are also deeply indebted to librariansContinueContinue reading ” Guardians of Scholarship: how librarians protect and promote copyright in the complex and fast-changing world of Artificial Intelligence”

We conclude this series to celebrate Open Access week with an interview with Colleen Campbell, who leads external engagement in the OA transition at the Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL). As coordinator of the OA2020 Initiative, she focuses on capacity-building activities to empower librarians and other stakeholders with strategic insights and essential skills as theyContinueContinue reading ” Open Access: poised for a great future!”

Views from Malaysia and China At its outset, the Open Access movement focused especially on Europe, where it was pushed forward significantly by the twin drivers of national mandates and funder stipulations.  Australia and New Zealand were also quick to embrace OA. It reached the rest of the world in a slower and more measuredContinueContinue reading “Open Access: the Asian perspective”

The view from the USA The USA is a pivotal country in the development and success of the Open Access project. There is no federal mandate obliging authors to observe the tenets of OA, but some states have come close to making this a requirement. Funders are particularly powerful in this context, since they canContinueContinue reading “Open Access: the American perspective”