I have an op-ed out today in @resprofnews.bsky.social introducing my new book on the commercialisation of open access publishing.

Great news that the first @scotunipress.bsky.social book will feature at #AyeWrite on 9 Nov. Hope to meet lots of SCURL colleagues at the event!

This free webinar will be really useful for @scotunipress.bsky.social colleagues interested in developing our model, and for meme lovers everywhere apparently! 😆#LibraryPublishing

SCURL Executive Officer, Gillian Daly, has joined the IFLA Library Publishing group to represent the work going on in academic libraries in Scotland through @scotunipress.bsky.social Follow @ifla-libpub.bsky.social for an international perspective on #LibraryPublishing

Brilliant opportunities to open up attendance at this year's #WLIC2025 including 10 paces for young professionals.

Our final contribution is Copyright for Everyone with Tim Riley outlining the development and delivery of the copyright literacy strategy at the University of Aberdeen, with some very fetching slides! #SCURLcopyright www.abdn.ac.uk/media/site/l...

Cambridge academics call for more transparency from AI firms and a full economic impact analysis of opt-in/out other options https://buff.ly/4kgG60X #EthicalAI #Transparency #AI

Really interesting to learn about the challenges of making practice-based outputs open from Veronica Cano at the University of Edinburgh. Lots of great examples of supporting researchers to navigate copyright requirements. #SCURLcopyright

@njondet.bsky.social Thank you for providing such a clear overview of the context for the UK data mining exceptions and for the insightful responses to the many questions on the application! #SCURLcopyright

The SCURL Copyright & Legal Group event is now underway with Nicolas Jondet of the University of Edinburgh presenting on the debate on the future of the UK's text and data mining exception, which is making lots of headlines this morning. #SCURLcopyright

Not long left to secure your spot for Copyright Essentials on Thurs 27 Feb & 6 Mar! This highly rated two-part course is perfect for library, information & knowledge management professionals, whether you're new to copyright or looking for a refresher. www.cilip.org.uk/page/Copyrig...

Looking forward the SCURL Copyright & Legal Group coffee morning tomorrow. We'll be discussing AI & copyright, delivering an institutional copyright strategy and making practice-based outputs open. Follow our updates using #SCURLcopyright Full agenda at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scurl-copy...

🚨 Check out our new blog post for the Scottish Arts & Humanities Alliance @sahavoice.bsky.social! We look at how publishing #OpenAccess increases the impact and global visibility of A&H research 🌍 SAHA is another great example of collaboration across Scottish HEIs 👏 saha.scot/scottish-uni...

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