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.

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

UC3: UC Curation Center

The UC Curation Center offers solutions to ensure the long-term viability and usability of curated digital content.
News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Scholarly Communication
December 8, 2011

Animating the Archive: Emerging Forms of Scholarly Publishing (Open Access Week Event - November 9)

Tara McPherson (USC) will be giving a talk on November 9 as part of Open Access Week and the IHC’s Public Goods series.
Events, Lectures & Talks, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication
October 18, 2011

UCSB Library Celebrates Open Access Week

Open Access Week focuses on the movement to make scholarly publications accessible to everyone. Join us at our Open Access Week events.
Events, Lectures & Talks, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication
October 18, 2011

The Fog of Freedom: Liberation and Lock-in in the Age of the Internet (Open Access Week Event - October 27)

Christopher Kelty (UCLA) will be giving a talk as part of Open Access Week (October 24-30) and the IHC’s Public Goods series.
Events, Lectures & Talks, News for Faculty, News for Graduate Students, News for Students, Open Access, Scholarly Communication
October 14, 2011