Topic: Journals and publishing
Book Publishing Today: Not for the Faint of Heart
A writer who took a close and critical look at academic publishing in 2005 turns his attention to trade publishing. And what he sees is even less pretty.
READ MOREMedical publishing and the drug industry: IS MEDICAL SCIENCE FOR SALE?
Observation #1 I recently looked at the c.v. of a distinguished professor of medicine and saw that he had authored (most usually […]
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Intellectual property, Journals and publishing, Online education, Open learning, open access, and open source, Research and innovation, Teaching and learning, Technology
Open Access: Promises and Challenges of Scholarship in the Digital Age
The Internet has made Open Access publication – the free distribution of scholarly work – a powerful possibility for scholars, administrators and publishers alike. Leslie Chan takes an in-depth look at the potential benefits, and looming challenges, facing this new approach to knowledge dissemination.
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Reflections on University Press Publishing
Former University of Toronto Press executive Bill Harnum describes the current terrain of scholarly book publishing and looks to the future. There are a number of daunting challenges, he writes, but they can be overcome.
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