The COPPUL License Working Group is currently finalizing one of its first transformational agreements. Negotiations have been underway between COPPUL and The Microbiology Society on a Publish and Read agreement. The Microbiology Society, which currently publishes two fully Open Access (OA) journals, is working toward making their four other journals OA as well. Licensing librarians […]
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We’ve extended the deadline for proposals for the 2022 Library Publishing Forum to November 30, 2021 to give everyone a little extra time to prepare. We welcome proposals for both the in-person event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 25-26, 2022, and a virtual preconference the week of May 16, 2022. Learn more and submit a […]
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The Library Publishing Forum is an annual conference bringing together representatives from libraries engaged in or considering publishing initiatives to define and address major questions and challenges; to identify and document collaborative opportunities; and to strengthen and promote this community of practice. The Forum is sponsored by the Library Publishing Coalition, but you do not […]
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Alongside this year’s Scholarly Communications SkillShare event, we invited contributions to our blog to hear more about what is happening at libraries in Western Canada. The second of these entries is below. Guest post by Stephanie SavageScholarly Communications and Copyright Services Librarian University of British Columbia Library Creating and Delivering POSE UBC is fortunate to have a dedicated […]
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The COPPUL Scholarly Communications Working Group (SCWG) Research Roundup is a new initiative to highlight publications, conference presentations, posters and working papers in the field of scholarly communications authored by Canadian librarians in 2019 and 2020. Submissions will be featured on the COPPUL SCWG blog. To suggest items for this initiative, please complete this form. […]
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Scholarly Communications Working Group 