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Review or Censorship?

Are Washington censors trying to block from publication “shocking details” of “a White House bent on circumventing the Constitution”?

3 December 2021

By Christopher Kenneally

Annual Review of Software Vendors Supplying Media, Publishing and Content Owners

In August, Information Media Partners released its annual “Publishing Technology Report,” authored by Michael Cairns. CCC was among the companies and services covered in this report.

2 December 2021

By Dave Davis

CCC Joins Two Publishing Industry Collaborations to Help Promote a More Sustainable Future

Topic: Information Management

The primary goal of the new Climate Change Cooperative is: “…[to maximize] the influence of Climate Change research” through helping to “broaden the discovery and understanding of climate change research — and accelerate its application towards a sustainable future.”

18 November 2021

By Roy Kaufman

An African Platform for African Research

Topic: Pharma & Healthcare Search & Discovery

“This is a platform by Africans, for Africans, on African research. It can’t get better than that,” says Joy Owango.

15 November 2021

By Christopher Kenneally

Authors Guild Statement Supports DOJ Antitrust Move

Topic: Copyright Licensing & Permissions

“The Authors Guild is thrilled the DOJ has taken on the case on behalf of authors,” notes PW’s Andrew Albanese. “But I think it is fair to say that Amazon remains in focus for many.”

12 November 2021

By Christopher Kenneally

What to Look for in a Discovery Tool: 3 Questions to Ask When Developing a Data Strategy for Life Sciences Information

Topic: Pharma & Healthcare Search & Discovery

Life Science organizations are finding that it’s simply no longer feasible to provide expert research assistance on demand for all employees, given the decentralized nature of today’s increasingly remote workforces.

10 November 2021

By CCC

UN Sustainable Goals: The Way Ahead for Publishing and the Content Industries

Topic: Scholarly Communications

The session will look at best practices for implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals and ask how RROs and the wider copyright community can get involved in and contribute to efforts towards achieving quality education, gender equality and responsible consumption and production.

9 November 2021

By CCC

Open Access Week 2021: Progress Made and Challenges Being Met

Topic: Open Access (OA)

To date, Open Access has clearly improved the accessibility of significant swathes of the scholarly and scientific publishing universes.

28 October 2021

By Dave Davis

Copyright and Licensing Around the World: Autumn is a Time of Change

Topic: Copyright Licensing & Permissions

Several copyright and licensing stories of interest have captured our attention during recent months.

21 October 2021

By Michael Healy

Future-facing Topics in Copyright: USCO and USPTO to Stream Discussion of “Copyright Law and Machine Learning”

Topic: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Copyright Licensing & Permissions

On Tuesday, October 26, the US Copyright Office, and the US Patent and Trademark Office are co-hosting a three-part discussion on “Copyright Law and Machine Learning for AI: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going?”

20 October 2021

By Dave Davis