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Read more: Embracing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: social justice and the modern university
Embracing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: social justice and the modern university
20 June 2024, 15.00-16.30 CET(2pm-3.30pm BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Academic institutions worldwide are increasingly embracing the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). As centers of knowledge and information, academic libraries are ideally positioned to promote DEI. But what exactly does DEI entail, and why is it so crucialContinue…
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Read more: LIBRARY COMMUNITY GIVES BACK: 2023 WEBINAR SPEAKERS’ CHARITY PICKS
LIBRARY COMMUNITY GIVES BACK: 2023 WEBINAR SPEAKERS’ CHARITY PICKS
Since the beginning of 2023, Gold Leaf has organised a series of librarian webinars on behalf of De Gruyter. Thee success of the webinars depends hugely on the generosity of the speakers. If the 11 distinguished external speakers who presented in the 2023 series had not given freely of their time and expertise, the webinarsContinue…
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Read more: DOAJ metadata survey now live
DOAJ metadata survey now live
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DOAJconsultation DOAJ has commissioned Gold Leaf to consult with the community to ensure that the data collected by the service is relevant, necessary, and useful. All global stakeholders and users of DOAJ, regardless of location, are encouraged to participate in the survey, which can be found here. The survey is also available in French, Spanish or Portuguese. TheContinue…
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Read more: DOAJ commissions a new metadata survey
DOAJ commissions a new metadata survey
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) has appointed Gold Leaf, a small consultancy based jointly in the UK and the USA, to conduct a thorough survey of the journal-level metadata it collects. Currently, DOAJ indexes more than 20,300 journals. Every entry is checked manually. The new survey will seek feedback from all stakeholders worldwide –Continue…
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Read more: Assessing the Impact: Transformative Agreements in Scholarly Publishing
Assessing the Impact: Transformative Agreements in Scholarly Publishing
21 March 2024, 16.00-17.30 CET(3pm-4.30pm BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter The first Transformative Agreements [TA] were developed more than five years ago. Hundreds have since been signed throughout the world (though predominantly in the West). At its most basic, the TA asks libraries to pay for both the ‘read’ andContinue…