One of the main reasons to publish in an Open Access journal is to ensure the largest possible societal impact of their research findings through availability to peers, the public, and to policymakers. The ability to expand an article’s reach and readership resides in the article’s visibility.
The Copyright Office is understandably focused on recordation and registration which serve a variety of purposes, only one of which is the creation of a publicly available database of ownership.
Many information managers are changing focus from supporting Boolean searching of a data collections to enabling text mining and increasing discoverability.
Copyright advocacy is, and has long been, an integral part of CCC’s mission. Part and parcel of that advocacy is the promotion of voluntary collective licensing.
Building lasting customer relationships takes more than award-winning products and services. Understanding and addressing customer needs – especially when the business environment is challenging, changing and unpredictable – is fundamental.
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, issued his long awaited decision about the Copyright Law amendments sitting on his desk, and wisely sent the bill back to the Parliament based on the perceived constitutional infirmities as to both substance and process.
Information managers can have important consultative roles to play in every aspect of creating and maintaining FAIR data and workflows. Mary Ellen Bates outlines how here.