Publishing Industry

Publishing Industry
‘Inclusive Access’ Takes Off
Nov 07, 2017
Hundreds of colleges are signing on to publishers’ programs, with apparent savings to students. Some applaud the movement, while others are skeptical.
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Should Grad Students Publish?
The Changing Monograph Market
Duquesne Press to Close

Books

‘An Unacceptable Breach of Trust’
Editors of book series stop publishing with Springer Nature to protest its acquiescence to Chinese government censorship demands.
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University Press of New England Will Shut Down
Operation was once supported by 10 colleges, but of late has been backed only by Brandeis and Dartmouth.
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‘Inclusive Access’ Takes Off
Hundreds of colleges are signing on to publishers’ programs, with apparent savings to students. Some applaud the movement, while others are skeptical.
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Should Grad Students Publish?
Two vastly different disciplines consider whether there are too many journal articles these days, and whether graduate student publishing is part of the problem. Some see that analysis as shortsighted.
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New Vision for the Monograph
Scholarly database JSTOR explores -- through a white paper and prototypes -- how to redesign the scholarly monograph for digital reading.
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The Changing Monograph Market
Study suggests university presses are publishing fewer books in the humanities. Experts say the publishing industry is facing more significant changes.
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Duquesne Press to Close
The 90-year-old university press will close its doors this year after Duquesne decided to cut its funding.
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Is 'Inclusive Access' the Future for Publishers?
Textbooks aren't selling like they used to, but a new business model that has led to increased access to course materials and lower costs at some universities is beginning to take shape.
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No More 'Beall's List'
Librarian removes controversial list of "predatory" journals and publishers, reportedly in response to "threats and politics."
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Supporting Sci-Hub vs. Explaining Sci-Hub
Association of American Publishers complains about Cal State librarian who studies popularity of pirated scientific papers. Cal State defends its librarian.
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Pressing Challenges
Amid declining book sales, university presses search for new ways to measure success.
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Opening Up
the Repository
U of Florida connects its institutional repository to Elsevier's ScienceDirect platform to try to increase the visibility of the university's intellectual work.
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Book publishers part ways with Springer Nature over concerns about censorship in China
October 3, 2018

Editors of book series stop publishing with Springer Nature to protest its acquiescence to Chinese government censorship demands.

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University Press of New England will shut down
April 20, 2018

Operation was once supported by 10 colleges, but of late has been backed only by Brandeis and Dartmouth.

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'Inclusive access' takes off as model for college textbook sales
November 7, 2017

Hundreds of colleges are signing on to publishers’ programs, with apparent savings to students. Some applaud the movement, while others are skeptical.

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Renewed debate over whether graduate students should publish
August 23, 2017

Two vastly different disciplines consider whether there are too many journal articles these days, and whether graduate student publishing is part of the problem. Some see that analysis as shortsighted.

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White paper explores how to redesign scholarly monograph for digital use
June 13, 2017

Scholarly database JSTOR explores -- through a white paper and prototypes -- how to redesign the scholarly monograph for digital reading.

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Study suggests university presses publish fewer humanities books
February 20, 2017

Study suggests university presses are publishing fewer books in the humanities. Experts say the publishing industry is facing more significant changes.

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Duquesne University Press to shut down later this year
February 7, 2017

The 90-year-old university press will close its doors this year after Duquesne decided to cut its funding.

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Textbook publishers contemplate 'inclusive access' as business model of the future
January 31, 2017

Textbooks aren't selling like they used to, but a new business model that has led to increased access to course materials and lower costs at some universities is beginning to take shape.

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Librarian's list of 'predatory' journals reportedly removed due to 'threats and politics'
January 18, 2017

Librarian removes controversial list of "predatory" journals and publishers, reportedly in response to "threats and politics."

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Letter from publishers' group adds to debate over Sci-Hub and librarians who study it
August 8, 2016

Association of American Publishers complains about Cal State librarian who studies popularity of pirated scientific papers. Cal State defends its librarian.

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