The mission of Knowledge Unlatched (KU) is to explore and change the current system for publishing scholarly books. By working together, libraries can create a sustainable route to open access […]
Author Archives: Karen Fischer
Creating a New Model for the Scholarly Monograph
The mission of Knowledge Unlatched (KU) is to explore and change the current system for publishing scholarly books. By working together, libraries can create a sustainable route to open access […]
Appeals Court Rules on Georgia State’s E-Reserves Case: Back to Lower Court
Last week a federal appeals court reversed the a judge’s decision from May 2012 that ruled in favor of Georgia State University, whose library wanted to be able to make […]
Appeals Court Rules on Georgia State’s E-Reserves Case: Back to Lower Court
Last week a federal appeals court reversed the a judge’s decision from May 2012 that ruled in favor of Georgia State University, whose library wanted to be able to make […]
Paperity Aggregates All Open Access Articles. Finally!
Paperity, just launched this week, is the first multi-disciplinary aggregator of all peer-reviewed published open access articles and papers. Yes, that’s right, it aggregates not just the abstracts, but the […]
Paperity Aggregates All Open Access Articles. Finally!
Paperity, just launched this week, is the first multi-disciplinary aggregator of all peer-reviewed published open access articles and papers. Yes, that’s right, it aggregates not just the abstracts, but the […]
Streaming Media Makes Obtaining Content Harder for Libraries
An article in The Chronicle reveals the all-too-real frustrations of obtaining digital content for academic libraries, like the University of Iowa. How Streaming Media Could Threaten the Mission of Libraries, […]
The new Authors Alliance aims to assist authors with their rights
Excerpted from an article by Jennifer Howard in the The Chronicle of Higher Education: “A new nonprofit group wants to help authors understand all of their options. Called the Authors […]