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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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Lucy Barnes replied to the topic Business Models for Open Access Books in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 6 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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Froilán Ramos R. deposited Review: Zoila Farfán y Andrés Medina. Al servicio de la Iglesia y la Educación Superior chilena. Crónica de la Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción. Concepción: Ediciones UCSC, 2021. in the group
Latin America and the Caribbean on Humanities Commons 3 years, 6 months agoLa formación del ser humano constituye una de las acciones más amplias y complejas, constituida como un acto multidimensional de maestros y discípulos que animan a una comunidad, en este caso, la universidad. Esta institución es un espacio de búsqueda del saber y el conocimiento. Su esencia de enseñanza y aprendizaje ha construido unive…[Read more]
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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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Lucy Barnes replied to the topic Job ads section for OA books in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 7 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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Marco Antonio Gutiérrez Martínez deposited ¿Y si me meto con él? Ensayo sobre el fenómeno del influencer no convencional. Hacia un perfil sociocultural in the group
Latin America and the Caribbean on Humanities Commons 3 years, 8 months agoLa tecnología con la que contamos en nuestros tiempos nos ha dado la capacidad de satisfacer nuestros anhelos de admiración y reconocimiento. Es cierto, quizá no todos seamos Napoleón con un mausoleo que señala nuestra grandeza, pero todos podemos tener un muro de Facebook, un perfil de Twitter o una cuenta de Instragram… lo más importa…[Read more]
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Froilán Ramos R. deposited Tensiones de la Guerra Fría: Chile y la Primavera de Praga (1968) in the group
Latin America and the Caribbean on Humanities Commons 3 years, 8 months agoThis article analyzes the reception and reactions in the Chilean political
debate to the so-called “Prague Spring”, especially in the National Congress, in
August 1968. Methodologically, the historical study consults primary sources,
documents from the Historical Archive of the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
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Froilán Ramos R. deposited Enseñar en Tiempos de Pandemia in the group
Latin America and the Caribbean on Humanities Commons 3 years, 8 months agoReflexión breve sobre la experiencia de enseñanza durante la Pandemia Covid-19.
“Enseñar en Tiempos de Pandemia”, Protagonistas en medio de una Pandemia. Concepción: Ediciones UCSC, 2021.
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Norberto Barreto Velázquez started the topic Convocatoria 1er Congreso Latinoamericano de Estudios Sobre Estados Unidos in the discussion
Latin America and the Caribbean on Humanities Commons 3 years, 8 months agoConvocatoria1er Congreso Latinoamericano de Estudios Sobre Estados UnidosFecha: 21 y 22 de septiembre de 2022Modalidad online La Red Latinoamericana de Estudios sobre Estados Unidos RELAESE, en cooperación con la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, lo invitan cordialmente a participar en el Primer Congreso Latinoamericano de Estudios sobre Es…[Read more]
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Pedro P. Palazzo deposited Patrimônio histórico como comum cultural durante os primeiros tombamentos na cidade de Goiás in the group
Latin America and the Caribbean on Humanities Commons 3 years, 8 months agoEste artigo busca refletir sobre as relações observadas entre a comunidade da cidade de Goiás-GO e seu patrimônio cultural sob a perspectiva dos comuns culturais, especialmente, na primeira de suas três fases de patrimonialização convencionadas. Objetiva-se compreender a existência desses comuns ao longo da trajetória de preservação patrimonia…[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, 9 months agoHi all,
Sharing on behalf of the IFLA Library Publishing Special Interest Group: The IFLA Library Publishing Special Interest Group is seeking proposals for 5-minute lightning talks to be presented at its Open Session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2022 in Dublin, Ireland.
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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, 9 months agoOpen Position: The OAPEN Foundation is looking for a Project Manager to help with promoting and supporting the transition to open access for academic books. Responsibilities include participation in project activities, supporting technical operations, services and assisting with financial administration of the foundation. Full-time…[Read more]
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Manuel Loyola deposited 200 años después. Los Andes en la encrucijada de las Independencias. Panamá, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Chile, España in the group
Latin America and the Caribbean on Humanities Commons 3 years, 9 months agoEntre los años 2020-2022 se han llevado a cabo diversos eventos conmemoratorios de las independencias nacionales, regionales o locales, sin que se haya efectuado un encuentro que los englobara. Este fue el objetivo del Seminario Internacional 200 años después. Los Andes en la encrucijada de las Independencias (Sevilla, diciembre 2021) que ahora da…[Read more]
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Manuel Loyola deposited Jorge Insunza Becker. Escritos políticos e ideológicos 1980-2015, T.3 in the group
Latin America and the Caribbean on Humanities Commons 3 years, 9 months agoJorge Insunza Becker (21 de abril de 1936-17 de marzo de 2019) fue uno de los principales dirigentes del Partido Comunista chileno desde los años 60. Ingresó a las Juventudes Comunistas en 1954. En 1962 fue promovido al Comité Central del PC y desde 1965 fue parte de su Comisión Política, aquella que encabezó el triunfo de Salvador Allende de 19…[Read more]
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Tania María Ríos Marrero started the topic Open Educational Resources in Caribbean Studies in the discussion
Latin America and the Caribbean on Humanities Commons 3 years, 9 months agoespañol más abajo | français ci-dessous
Dear colleagues,
This email is an invitation to participate in a survey about open educational resources (OER) in Caribbean Studies. This survey is being conducted by Perry Collins and Tania M. Ríos Marrero on behalf of the Digital Library of the Caribbean/University of Flo…[Read more]
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Bonnie Russell replied to the topic Announcements in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 3 years, 9 months agoFantastic news!
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