The #Ebooksos team have been hard at work planning a 2021 quarantine armchair tour to discuss the current situation and future plans for the campaign. Please do join us at these events if you can We encourage academics, students and other interested parties to come along as well as librarians. Dealing with the ebook challenge … Continue reading #Ebooksos on Tour
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Outrage as Pearson increase ebook prices by 500% in one week
#ebooksos were dismayed to learn yesterday that Pearson Education UK intend to increase the price of their ebooks by 500% on December 6th. Pearson were one of the few publishers with ebook prices that mirrored their hardcopy prices. Librarians are now faced with just a week to review their Pearson ebook licence holdings before the … Continue reading Outrage as Pearson increase ebook prices by 500% in one week
Open Publishing Fest live Twitter chat
As part of the Open Publishing Fest (link) Team #ebookSOS hosted a live Twitter chat during the evening of 19 November. We had six questions, left via a Padlet promoted on Twitter prior to the event. Q1. What do you think are the odds of the CMA launching a formal investigation?Q2. Do you think Brexit … Continue reading Open Publishing Fest live Twitter chat
#ebookSOS in one minute!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuZUJs72288 #ebookSOS summarised in one minute (and twenty seconds, but who's counting?) Feel free to share and spread as widely as possible! If anyone would like a copy of this video to download for re-use, please use this link (right click and Save Link As)
The sector united…
This morning a joint statement on access to e-book and e-textbook content was released, representing the position of the library sector across a range of bodies, including SCONUL, JISC, CILIP, NAG, RLUK, APUC and SUPC - and yes, #ebookSOS! The paper calls for "immediate action by publishers an aggregators to introduce more sustainable and affordable … Continue reading The sector united…
#ebookSOS short-listed for an Open Publishing Award
The #ebookSOS campaign has been short-listed for an Open Publishing Award! Open Publishing Awards celebrates individuals and communities developing open creative, technological, scholarly, artistic, and civic publishing projects. As we witness a rise in the creation of content, software, systems, and infrastructure that help share knowledge globally without barriers, the Open Publishing Awards seek to recognize … Continue reading #ebookSOS short-listed for an Open Publishing Award
Support received from Business Librarians Association and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
It may appear that all has gone quiet on the #ebooksos front but this is far from the truth. We are all still very busy building support for an investigation into the ebook market. We are delighted to have recently received support from Sjoukje Schots, Chair of the Business Librarians Association and Gerald Leitner, Secretary … Continue reading Support received from Business Librarians Association and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Johanna Anderson wins “inspiring colleague award” in university staff excellence awards for her work on #Ebooksos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5buKdmlMmU&t=1847s&ab_channel=universityofglos We reported some weeks ago that Johanna Anderson had been nominated twice for a "inspiring colleague" award in the 2021 University of Gloucestershire staff excellence awards in recognition of her work on #ebooksos. Johanna was delighted to learn today that she won the award. You can watch the moment it was announced in the … Continue reading Johanna Anderson wins “inspiring colleague award” in university staff excellence awards for her work on #Ebooksos
Johanna Anderson nominated for university awards
Congratulations go to Johanna Anderson, who has been nominated in two categories for the University of Gloucestershire Staff Excellence Awards; the Inspiring Colleague Award and the Professional Services Award. The nominations cited her "outstanding commitment to students and the university" in launching the #ebooksos campaign, saying that "She has gone way beyond her 'day job', … Continue reading Johanna Anderson nominated for university awards
Can my students read my books? : Guidance for academics on negotiating contracts with publishers
Background : what is the problem? 1 If you’re writing an academic book, you presumably want your students to read it. To do that, you’re going to want your library to be able to buy it as an ebook. Sounds simple? It’s not. Most academic libraries buy ebooks whenever we can. This is to make … Continue reading Can my students read my books? : Guidance for academics on negotiating contracts with publishers