News & Events

The Scholarly Communication News Archive contains summaries of press releases about prominent news developments. The heading of each item links to the full text of that story.

UCSF Implements Open Access Policy

The UCSF Academic Senate has voted to make electronic versions ofcurrent and future scientific articles freely available to the public.
Collections, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Sciences & Engineering
May 25, 2012

What is Open Access and Why is the World Bank's Open Access Policy So Significant?

Effective July 1, the World bank will be adopting an Open Access Policy. "What the World Bank's Open Access Policy Means for Development" is a liveblog and webcast scheduled for Monday May 21, from 9:30-11am PST.
Collections, Events, Government Information Center, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Social Sciences
May 15, 2012

Digitize, Democratize: Libraries and the Future of Books May 3, 5pm, HSSB 6020

A talk by Robert Darnton (Director of the University Library, Harvard)on the Digital Public Library of America.
Lectures & Talks, News for Faculty, News for Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication
May 1, 2012

eScholarship Book Publishing Solutions Webinar May 3, 2pm, Library Room 1575

The California Digital Library has established a relationship with Lulu.com to provide print and e-book distribution services for University of California research units. Find out more about it at the Webinar.
Collections, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication
April 27, 2012

Launch of the Directory of Open Access Books

OAPEN has recently launched the Directory of Open Access Books. Read the article for more information.
Collections, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication
April 12, 2012

UC Open Access Policy To Be Debated

In the Spring of 2012, the faculty of the University of California will be discussing an Open Access policy for the university. Read more to learn more about this important discussion.
News for Faculty, Open Access, Scholarly Communication
April 2, 2012

Visit the Data Pub at CDL

A new blog site from the California Digital Library provides a forum to discuss data management. Join in the conversation.
Data Management, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Scholarly Communication
March 29, 2012

Australia to Open Publicly Financed Biomedical Research

Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council has joined the Open Access movement, requiring open access for publicly-funded research.
News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication
March 22, 2012

Supreme Court Decision Restores Copyright Protection to Some Works Formerly in the Public Domain

A new Supreme Court decision on January 18 has restored copyright protection to works formerly considered to be in the public domain.
News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, News for Students, Scholarly Communication
January 19, 2012

Managing Your Intellectual Property

Maximize the reach and impact of your work while protecting your rights.
News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Scholarly Communication
January 4, 2012