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I do love a nice font. Our Friends in the North

Editorial rebellions seem to be on the rise, as researchers seek more control over scholarly communication “The big theme of mass resignations is this tension of competing priorities” nature.com/articles/d4158…

I won't be at #UKSG2024 this year, but for those of you making the long journey, North, here is a playlist I made last year of fantastic Scottish music to accompany you. Only 2 rules. One song per artist and No Texas😁 Enjoy the conference! open.spotify.com/playlist/1A8XM…

Very pleased for Salford Uni Library to have been awarded this scoping grant from The National Archives Sector. Will really help with our short & long term visions for developing our archives University of Salford

Ever been to a gig at our famous Maxwell Hall venue? If so, then please share your memories, ticket stubs, memorabilia with us we build a fantastic digital archive celebrating some of the great bands & nights. salford.ac.uk/news/public-as…

How good does this Beyond the Bassline exhibition about Black British music British Library look? Really important work taking place too here theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

With UK's Elsevier deal soon up for renewal, interesting to see that France has just signed up for next 4 years Costs constrained but not reduced "no increase in the subscription price in 2024 and an increase limited to 1% in subsequent years:" couperin.org/wp-content/upl…

Although this focused solely on US, still makes for an interesting & eye opening read Three publishers control over 80% of the U.S. college textbook market which was at $5.58 billion in 2021. 💰💰💰💰 Average Cost of College Textbooks [2023] (educationdata.org)

Very depressing news for end of the week. Incredible how government is running down one of this country's most successful sectors. amp.theguardian.com/education/arti…

It was great to see our Trailblazers OA Monograph initiative featured in UKSG eNews today. There is much more to come on this, too uksg.org/newsletter/uks…

Google sued by top textbook publishers over ads for pirated e-books "As a result, the textbook market is upside down" 🧐 reuters.com/legal/litigati…

"...the takedowns dealt "a serious blow to lower-income families, people with disabilities, rural communities, and LGBTQ+ people, among many others," who may not have access to a local library or feel "safe accessing the information they need in public." arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…

Interesting opinion piece in The Guardian "The commercial stranglehold on academic publishing is doing considerable damage to our intellectual and scientific culture" amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.thegua…

Ex Libris old boss now heads up Clarivate, who apparently now are "a leading global provider of transformative intelligence" prnewswire.com/in/news-releas…

With the big publishers such as Taylor&Francis News with their Pledge to Open & Oxford University Press with their Commit to Open schemes now developing library funding models for #OpenAccess Monographs, for me there are still two big elephants in the room linkedin.com/posts/dominic-…

Looking to work with academic colleagues, academic libraries & industry partners on this linkedin.com/pulse/our-posi…