Died #OnThisDayvictoriancommons.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/w...#19thC
The inventor of photography William Fox Talbot died one hundred and thirty-five years ago today. A man of many talents, Talbot made distinguished contributions to maths, physics, botany, archaeology, ...
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The new #openaccess@scotunipress.bsky.socialwww.sup.ac.uk/news/sup-ann...
The Scottish Universities Press (SUP) will release its first two book titles from October, marking a significant milestone in Scotland’s academic publishing landscape and offering a fresh platform f...
For #histsci#KindleUnlimited10 (During lockdown home-schooling, it was a valuable resource for a project. I guess no one else did that project...)
And reminds us that there is a history of supporting community-led journals through volunteer labour and both financial and in-kind support (from societies, universities, museums). I found it remarkable how good some of the 1950s/60s editors were at persuading institutions to support their journal.
I honestly can't decide if it's a lesson in the value of organising the different parts of the publishing process for yourself (=not a unified service provider), or a reflection on how challenging it was (cf 1970s) for any editor with a full-time academic job to find the time/energy to do it
Those interested in learned society journals - including finances, unpaid labour, in-kind support - might be interested in our article on the business history of Isis from the 1950s on. #histsci@isisjournal.bsky.social#scholarlycommswww.journals.uchicago.edu/eprint/QUU3J...
Belatedly reading Rob Johnson arguing that non-profit #OAblogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
I too have decided I don't really need to stock up on personal copies of over-priced academic monographs, but if the publisher has a trade arm that includes things you (or someone in your household) would like to read, there are other ways of thinking about how to spend the book voucher...