November 2023

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Open Metadata and Libraries

On: November 16, 2023

Jeffrey Edmunds writes about how the current metadata ecosystem is skewed against the free and open sharing of metadata, and suggests some possible ways to improve this.Read More →

Launching the Experimental Publishing Compendium | Centre for Postdigital Cultures December 1, 2023
The Copim community and Open Book Futures are pleased to announce the launch of the Experimental Publishing Compendium https://compendium.copim.ac.uk/ The compendium is a guide and reference for scholars, publishers, developers, librarians, and designers who want to challenge, push, and redefine the shape, form, and rationale of scholarly books. The compendium gathers and links tools, examples […]
New report "Recognising Digital Scholarly Outputs in the Humanities" | ALLEA December 1, 2023
This report underscores the transformative impact of digital practices on humanities scholarship. It highlights the importance of recognising interdisciplinary work, innovative research methods, and non-traditional scholarly outputs. In the first part, the ALLEA Working Group E-Humanities addresses challenges in digital humanities, focusing on transparency in linking resources to publications, recognising updates as scholarly contributions, reevaluating […]
Job: Head of Publishing (LSE Press). Applications invited by Jan 7, 2024 | London School of Economics December 1, 2023
LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university Library Head of Publishing (LSE Press) Salary from £50,606 to £58,505 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £65,157 pa inclusive of London allowance LSE is a world-leading social science research institution with global impact. Launched in May 2018, LSE Press is a […]
Open Book Collective Development Fund: Scoping Survey | OBC Information Hub December 1, 2023
The Open Book Collective invites participants to complete our Collective Development Fund Scoping Survey. This survey is designed to help inform the way the Open Book Collective designs forthcoming grant funding calls for its ‘Collective Development Fund’. This fund will be issuing around £100,000 in grant funding between early 2024 and early 2026 to Open […]
Controlled Digital Lending New Projects Showcase November 30, 2023
"Interested in what’s happening with the library practice of Controlled Digital Lending? Catch up on new projects & see how libraries are using CDL to reach their patrons in a webinar co-sponsored by Library Futures and the Internet Archive."