Open Access: The Book Challenge
| Dates: | 19 February 2014 |
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| Times: | 14:00 - 18:00 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | Faculty of Humanities |
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| Who is it for: | General public |
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| Speaker: | Professor Nigel Vincent, Dr Frances Pinter, Dr David Prosser, Mr Simon Bains |
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Much of the public debate in the period since the appearance of the Finch Report in July 2012 has concerned issues that relate to publishing in journals. However, in disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences, anything from one to two thirds of the published output appears in the form of books or book chapters. In this session therefore, we examine the advantages and disadvantages that come with an extension of the principles of open access into the domain of books, whether they be single-authored monographs or collections of essays by different authors. These areas and more will be discussed by a panel of experts in the field of publishing.
This session will be chaired by Professor Colette Fagan, Deputy Dean for Research
Speakers
Professor Nigel Vincent
Role: Professor Emeritus of General and Romance Linguistics
Dr Frances Pinter
Role: Chief Executive
Organisation: Manchester University Press
Dr David Prosser
Role: Executive Director
Organisation: Research Libraries UK
Mr Simon Bains
Role: Head of Research and Deputy Librarian
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John Casken Theatre
Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama
Manchester
