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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

NHS not Vaccinated!

by Steve Bowman, Medical School Librarian and Technology-Enhanced-Learning Lead at Brighton & Sussex Medical School Working as a Medical School Librarian in the NHS over the last year has been a steep learning curve - all our clinicians’ practice is centred on ‘evidence-based practice’ and supplying our clinicians and medical students with the information that … Continue reading NHS not Vaccinated!

WonkHE article published today: There’s big problems with the market for academic ebooks

This morning WonkHE published a piece from Rachel which explains why market pressure essentially does not exist in the academic e-book industry, and why we needed to ask the CMA to get involved. "We believed that the lack of market pressure in the industry merited a submission to the Competitions and Markets Authority. We submitted … Continue reading WonkHE article published today: There’s big problems with the market for academic ebooks

Professor Charles Oppenheim awards HE Minister 0% for effort and calls for face-to-face meeting

Yesterday, we received a very odd letter from Michelle Donelan MP, which left us all scratching our heads in bemusement. The letter can be read here At a loss for words, for a change, the campaign team handed over the reigns to the esteemed Professor Oppenheim. Please find his analysis of the Minister's letter below. … Continue reading Professor Charles Oppenheim awards HE Minister 0% for effort and calls for face-to-face meeting