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Lucy Barnes replied to the topic bOokmArks events – Open Conversations about Open Access Books in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 3 months agoHi all, join us for an OA Week event on climate justice and open access books on Tuesday next week:
25th October, 3pm BST, ‘Lowering the Barriers to Climate Research: Climate Change and OA Books’: during Open Access Week, we’ll bring together a panel including authors, publishers and campaigners to discuss the impact of open access books relat…[Read more]
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Subaveerapandiyan A deposited A Study of Obstacles in Plagiarism Software Subscribing by Colleges in Tamil Nadu in the group
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 3 months agoThis article attempts to comprehend the current issues and hurdles that Indian colleges affiliated with Tamil Nadu State Universities encounter when trying to subscribe to a software that detects plagiarism. The study’s goals are to determine whether colleges employ anti-plagiarism software, whether they ensure that their student-given a…[Read more]
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Martins Uze E. Tugbokorowei deposited Obiorah Momife and the Sojourn of Garlands in a Tempestuous World: A Review of So Far Away, Eyes of the One Who Loves and Where Two Roads Meet by Obiorah Momife in the group
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 3 months agoA review of three poetry collections by Obiorah Momife titled So Far Away, Eyes of the One Who Loves and Where Two Roads Meet. The three books contain some of the most pungent poems penned by any poet in contemporary Nigeria. They are witty and engaging just as they inspire the reader to take steps to change the present decadent situation that…[Read more]
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Tom Mosterd replied to the topic Announcements in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 3 months agoHello all,
Jisc is organising a webinar series on the topic of open access books related to the forthcoming UKRI open access policy. Please find more details below and don’t hesitate to register if interested!
In August 2021, UKRI launched a new open access policy, which for the first time includes a provision for long form scholarly works…[Read more]
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Tom Mosterd replied to the topic Job ads section for OA books in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 4 months agoHi everyone, we are looking for a new team member that will help us with managing a Horizon Europe funded project about research funder policies and strategies for open access books across Europe and beyond.
We are looking for a colleague with skills and experience in project management and communication. Knowledge of the subject matter is not…[Read more]
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Jennifer Kemp replied to the topic Accessibility of OA books in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 4 months agoIt’s great to have this channel here. I’ve included a link to it in the new proposed guidelines Crossref has issued for making DOI links accessible. It’s not specific to books but I hope it’s of interest. It’s a call for comments so we’re very interested in getting…[Read more]
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Valeria Graziano deposited Public Co-Learning Tools: a Meta-Politics of the Simple for Postdigital Infrastructure in the group
Open Educational Resources on Humanities Commons 3 years, 4 months agoDigital strategies are a public co-learning opportunity, not just a mechanism for pumping content into the fuel tank of the attention economy…
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Sebastian Nordhoff replied to the topic Business Models for Open Access Books in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 5 months agoI read the report. The Association of University Presses finds that University Presses are providing great value and that their average cost per book is 20,000$. Of these, 15,000$ are covered by subsidies and the rest via prints sales etc.
They report 50% of book costs are overhead and acquisition. Work directly related to the creation of a book…[Read more]
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Christina Drummond replied to the topic Job ads section for OA books in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 5 months agoOPERAS is hiring a Community Manager to facilitate community consultation and engagement related to Open Access eBook Usage (OAeBU) data. https://www.operas-eu.org/calls-and-job-opportunities/community-manager-oa-ebook-usage-oaebu-data-trust/
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Steve McCarty deposited Peace Dialogue among Religions: Influence of Religions on Laws and Moral Values in the group
Open Educational Resources on Humanities Commons 3 years, 5 months agoIllustrated script of a stage play created by the author, a peace dialogue among an American Christian, an Israeli Jew, a Saudi Arabian Muslim, and a Japanese Buddhist. It draws from the conflict resolution process pioneered by Johan Galtung and practiced in Peace Studies classes taught by the author and others at Osaka Jogakuin University. It…[Read more]
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Stephanie Leite deposited ReMobilizing the Future—Mastery Project in the group
Open Educational Resources on Humanities Commons 3 years, 5 months ago[COMPLETE OPEN-ACCESS CURRICULUM INCLUDED] ReMobilizing the Future is the third project in the ReImagining the Future series launched by Greenbacker Capital and Global Citizenship Experience Lab School. By asking “how can we design a sustainable future?,” the purpose of this project is to understand the systems and policies that facilitate and…[Read more]
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Stephanie Leite deposited ReDesigning the Future—Mastery Project in the group
Open Educational Resources on Humanities Commons 3 years, 5 months ago[COMPLETE OPEN-ACCESS CURRICULUM INCLUDED] ReDesigning the Future is the second project in the ReImagining the Future series launched by Greenbacker Capital and Global Citizenship Experience Lab School. By asking “how can we design a sustainable future?,” the purpose of this project is to understand the grand challenges we must overcome to achieve…[Read more]
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Lucy Barnes replied to the topic Business Models for Open Access Books in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 5 months agoA significant new report has come out from TOME: Report: The Cost to Publish TOME Monographs https://aupresses.org/news/report-the-cost-to-publish-tome-monographs/
I am looking forward to reading this closely and suspect it might generate some discussion! I’d be interested to hear any thoughts anybody has.
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Martins Uze E. Tugbokorowei deposited Culture and National Development in Nigeria: A Critical Appraisal in the group
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 6 months agoNigeria as a developing country is on the fast track to the attainment of development, or supposedly so. In this endeavour, priority is inevitably placed on science and technology as the only routes for the attainment of this dream. Such one track minded disposition is mouthed to the exclusion of other factors that contribute to the development of…[Read more]
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Martins Uze E. Tugbokorowei deposited Mangrove Forest Folklore and the Drama of J. P. Clark-Bekederemo in the group
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 6 months agoThe drama of the Niger Delta region has enjoyed robust scholarship. This essay interrogates J. P. Clark-Bekederemo’s drama against the cultural milieu of the region and tries to investigate the connections between the rich folklore of the area and the wealth of poetry and imagery contained in his drama. The essay investigates the terrain,…[Read more]
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Fernando Heredia-Sánchez deposited Una propuesta de WebQuest para la formación en competencias mediáticas e informacionales desde las bibliotecas universitarias in the group
Open Educational Resources on Humanities Commons 3 years, 6 months agoInnovative university libraries need to create suitable environments to provide training in media and information skills. The WebQuest is a teaching resource adaptable to any educational level which has proven its usefulness in the university context. A WebQuest designed to facilitate knowledge and awareness of the importance of media and…[Read more]
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Lucy Barnes replied to the topic Job ads section for OA books in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 6 months agoACLS is hiring a Project Manager, Higher Education Initiatives: Publishing Initiatives (2-year term) based in New York, to ‘focus on instigating changes in the book publishing ecosystem that would strengthen the goals of the mission-driven constituencies involved, while addressing the risk factors and constituents’ concerns that currently stand a…[Read more]
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Gary Hall deposited Defund Culture in the group
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 7 months agoThe spread of the Omicron variant this winter was met with renewed calls for the UK Government to fund the arts and culture through the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic and beyond. ‘We are in crisis mode’, Nicolas Hytner, former artistic director of the National Theatre, told the BBC’s Newsnight programme. ‘We need to see short-term finance, we need to see loa…[Read more]
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