This post describes a new research project which will look at the impact of open access on print monograph sales, particularly in light of the free access provided early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Call for public inquiry as locked-down students unable to access online books, which can be 500% more costly than print versions.

COPIM, OPERAS-P and open-access.network aim at gaining a better understanding of the national-specific issues surrounding collective funding for OA books from a library perspective.

The Science Europe Briefing Paper identifies the key issues at stake in implementing a policy of Open Access to academic books, and outlines recommendations for different stakeholder groups to facilitate and accelerate such a policy.

Printer closures and paper shortages create scheduling headaches for academic authors and staff at university presses.

Three recent books challenge the tech industry's myths of self-reliance and prescience.

A new book by actor Alan Alda is all about communication — and miscommunication — between doctors, scientists and civilians.

A new book advocates for the importance of basic research and the pursuit of curiosity-driven knowledge at multiple venues and public events across the country and in the United Kingdom.

Book offers critique of uses of big data to measure the output of professors and institutions, arguing that technique is equivalent to “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”