Revisiting a 2008 post noting that while it is often argued that open access will reduce the overall cost of scholarly communications, this article proposed that OA will be additive to the size of the current market.
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Laura Martin and Rashmi Verma take a look at how organizations handle change and disruption through strategic planning and structured execution.
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After becoming a Scholarly Kitchen Chef back in July 2019, I have never stopped being amazed by the numerous dynamic issues and developments that scholarly publishing is dealing with. As a biologist by training, ‘diversity’ is the word that comes to mind.
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With Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision, it’s time for a look back at Activision’s roots, and the company that spawned it, Atari.
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Minhaj Rais looks at possible solutions for beneficial data mining activities that don’t infringe on user privacy.
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A liminal space is the time between the ‘what was’ and the ‘next’. It is a period of transition, uncertainty, and multiple paths forward. The first wave of an open access transition is upon us, driven by the APC model, moving us to favor quantity over quality, and resulting in massive consolidation in many areas of the market. What comes next?
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When more and more societies move to commercial publisher partnerships, what happens to the vendor landscape? Angela Cochran looks at the current status and future implications.
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A look back at Joe Esposito’s 2008 essay on Open Access — what has come to pass and what has changed since then?
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Brigitte Shull from Cambridge University Press looks at the lessons learned so far from transformative agreements and how they continue to evolve.
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Revisiting a 2018 primer on the business side of publishing. The defining property of traditional publishing is editorial selection. That is what publishing is about.
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Today Wiley announced its purchase of J&J Editorial. Angela Cochran explores what this means for J&J customers not in the Wiley universe.
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Looking back at Richard Poynder’s in-depth analysis of the state of open access. What’s changed since then?
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Jon Treadway and Sarah Greaves look at the consolidation of the scholarly communications market and where it is leading.
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Pearson is offering online access to its entire textbook collection for $15 a month. Will students go for it?
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Calls for a monoculture of scholarly communication keep multiplying. But wouldn’t a continued diversity of models be healthier?
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