Interviews for this article have been adapted from recent PhaidraCon roundtable events and from upcoming 2023 editions of EpistemiCast
February/March 2021

International standards for special collections
Two librarians from the National Library of Scotland share their experiences with Faye Holst
Covid-19 and the importance of digital preservation
A crisis requires rapid decision-making, and keeping record of these decisions becomes more important, says William Kilbride
Keeping up with digital preservation
Deciding to do nothing about preservation could be a disaster, says Paul Stokes
New dawn for Russia?
The Russian Federation has declared 2021 as a year of Science and Technology – which predicts an increase in the sphere of scientific publications, writes Julia Peregudova
Open access needs to be equitable
There is no easy answer, but some routes through the maze are becoming visible, writes Tasha Mellins-Cohen
Virtual event delivers real-world interaction
There was high praise for the fourth iteration of CISPC – this year held in an entirely digital format

Latest issue
Patrick Hargitt explains why 2022 became the year that accessibility got serious
Joseph Koivisto and Jordan Sly from the University of Maryland discuss the implications of the publications-as-data model
Despite the collective and decisive step changes in enabling the transition to open access this year, we should not be complacent, writes Susie Winter
Thomas Shaw and Andrew Barker from Lancaster University Library discuss the realities, challenges and future impact of open access in the research community
It’s not a question of if, but how. The future of scholarly publishing is open, yet the debate on how to accelerate the growth of open access continues