MIT Press launches grant to encourage author diversity
Initiative extends commitment to the publication of books by historically underrepresented authors
Initiative extends commitment to the publication of books by historically underrepresented authors
Watch this on-demand webinar to find out why a push towards greater diversity, equity and inclusion is essential for all parts of the scholarly communications industry. We will be joined by representatives from a society publisher, a prestigious university press director, and a UK university librarian.
Chair:
Tim Gillett, Research Information
Panel:
James Gray assesses the situation and how it can be addressed
Matt Balara explains how an established publisher, De Gruyter, completed an extraordinary transformation
From rapid disease information to a way to promote and share regional knowledge in multiple languages, preprints have come into their own in recent years. Siân Harris finds out more
Céline Richard explains what the Large Hadron Collider has taught us about the importance of open access research
Ivy Cavendish tells the inspirational tale behind the formation of a writing tool for researchers, TooWrite
There is a continuing need for the sorts of insights and judgements that only a person can bring, writes David Stuart
COUNTER reports have an integral role to play in our wider scholarly communication system, writes Tasha Mellins-Cohen
Emerald Publishing CEO Tony Roche talks of his career in scholarly publishing and a love of eastern cuisine
Alicia Wise, CLOCKSS executive director, reflects on her career and explains the importance of robustly preserving academic resources
Heather Staines sums up proceedings at this year's Researcher to Reader conference