In recent months, the open access community has called for greater consistency in licensing and attribution practices for academic research. As scholarly publishing experts discussed in recent OASPA webinars on licensing and attribution, publishers are well placed to lead the way in standardising attribution and open licensing practices. OASPA provides here a basic guide to… Read full article >
Panelists Discuss Attribution In OASPA Webinar
Cameron Neylon (Curtin University) Michael Carroll (American University), and Ernesto Priego (City University London) recently joined OASPA for a webinar to discuss attribution in open access publishing — an important, timely issue for publishers that goes hand-in-hand with licensing. Catriona MacCallum (PLOS) chaired the discussion. The Copyright Clearance Center hosted the webinar. Leyla Williams, Events… Read full article >
Licensing Insights: OASPA’s Twitter Chat with Timothy Vollmer
On April 27, OASPA hosted a Twitter chat with Timothy Vollmer, Public Policy Manager at Creative Commons, on licensing. The open access community and members of the public were invited to ask Timothy any questions they had on the topic, and what followed was a wide-ranging discussion in which publishers, librarians, and advocacy organisations debated the… Read full article >
Twitter Chat with Timothy Vollmer
On Wednesday, April 27, 2016, OASPA will host a live Twitter chat about licensing with Timothy Vollmer, Public Policy Manager at Creative Commons, from 3pm-4pm BST (7am PDT, 10am EDT, 11am BRT, 3pm WAT, 4pm CEST/EET/SAST, 7.30pm IST, 11pm KST, 12am + 1 day AEST). Please join us for the hour by tweeting your questions about… Read full article >
Timothy Vollmer Discusses Licensing In OASPA Webinar
Timothy Vollmer, Public Policy Manager at Creative Commons, recently joined OASPA for a webinar to discuss Creative Commons licenses, resources, and current issues in open access publishing. Mark Patterson, Executive Director of eLife, chaired the discussion. Leyla Williams, Events and Communications Coordinator at OASPA, reflects on the discussion. Timothy opened the webinar by giving… Read full article >