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Webinar held on 30 March 2023.

Open Access in Asia: Not a Cookie Cutter Approach – webinar report Open Access looks different across the globe. In our latest webinar for librarians, we explored how two Asian institutions have been finding their own paths toward Open Access implementation, and what lies ahead. The first De Gruyter Brill webinar of 2026 took place on Thursday March 5th. Entitled “Open Access in Asia: not a cookie cutter approach”, it set out to explore how Open Access (OA) is being received by Asian librarians and their institutions and how they are putting their own regional and institutional stamp on the OA models they have been offered by publishers.

Open Access in Asia: Not a Cookie Cutter Approach – webinar report

Open Access looks different across the globe. In our latest webinar for librarians, we explored how two Asian institutions have been finding their own paths toward Open Access implementation, and what lies ahead. The first De…

Ave et Vale, Brigitte! Next week I will return to Springer Nature, joining the OA team. It isn’t goodbye to Gold Leaf though, I’m hopeful that there will be more opportunities for me to collaborate with Linda and Annika Bennett again. I’ve done so for the past 13 years, first as a client at Cambridge University Press working on the Library Advisory Boards and then as a colleague.

Where is #OpenAccess heading next?
Brigitte Shull has written a thoughtful swan song for us — and after three wonderful years with Gold Leaf, we are very sad to see her go.
But this isn’t goodbye. We are delighted for Brigitte and the exciting opportunity she is taking up at Springer Nature.

Academic Publisher perception survey Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

Gold Leaf would be very grateful for academic librarians and researchers to complete this survey about today's publisher landscape: www.surveymonkey.com/r/AcPub

We will make a charity donation for every completed answer and will be forever grateful!
#ResearchCommunity #Psychology #SocialResearch

Academic Publisher perception survey Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

Gold Leaf would be very grateful for academic librarians and researchers to complete this survey about today's publisher landscape: www.surveymonkey.com/r/AcPub

We will make a charity donation for every completed answer and will be forever grateful!
#AcademicPublishing #SocialSciences #Sociology

Academic Publisher perception survey Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

Gold Leaf would be very grateful for academic librarians and researchers to complete this survey about today's publisher landscape: www.surveymonkey.com/r/AcPub

We will make a charity donation for every completed answer and will be forever grateful!
#OpenAccess #ScholComm

Academic Publisher perception survey Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

If you are you an #academiclibrarian or a #researcher, Gold Leaf would be very grateful if you could help us with this survey about today's publisher landscape: www.surveymonkey.com/r/AcPub

We will make a charity donation for every completed answer and will be forever grateful!

Navigating the Shifting Sands: Two Very Distinguished Librarians Look Back Over Their Careers - De Gruyter Conversations Sometimes the world of academic librarianship produces thought leaders who dominate their profession for decades. We asked two outstanding women in this category to describe the most significant exper...

In our series of librarian portraits, we spoke to two librarians who are looking back over their careers: Cheng Ean Lee and Roxanne Missingham retired from their University Librarian roles but still remain influential in academic librarianship. Read more here:
blog.degruyter.com/navigating-t...

London Book Fair 2025 The London Book Fair 2025 took place between 11th and 13th March. The venue was Olympia, as it has been for the past few years – and although earlier fairs have been held at Earl’s Court, Excel and…

If you didn't attend #LBF last week, you may want to read our summary of this year's trends and topics. goldleaf.co.uk/2025/03/17/l...

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#Bibliodiversity in Africa - Sarah Kaddu is Senior Lecturer and Dean, East African School of Library and Information Science, Makerere University, Uganda and will give a fascinating insight into the topic at our next webinar this Thursday. Registration: marketing.degruyterbrill.com/Variety_is_t...

#Bibliodiversity is a topic close to Aleksandra Trtovac's heart. The Library Advisor at Belgrade University will speak about this topic at our webinar on 6 March at 3pm CET. Register now to secure your free space: marketing.degruyterbrill.com/Variety_is_t...
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As Chair of @iflaglobal.bsky.social's ARL Section Mimi Calter has a lot to say about bibliodiversity. Washington University' (St Louis) Librarian is speaking at our webinar "Variety is the spice of life" on Thursday, 6 March. marketing.degruyterbrill.com/Variety_is_t...
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Save the date! Our next De Gruyter Brill librarian webinar will take place on Thursday, 6 March at 3pm CET. We will have three truly international speakers talking about bibliodiversity, scholarly publishing and the inexact science to making ends meet. marketing.degruyterbrill.com/Variety_is_t...

Trends in Global Academic Library Spending Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

Are you a librarian involved in acquisitions? Would you be available to spare 10 minutes for us, and raise some funds for @iflaglobal.bsky.social?
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2024 was a busy year for Gold Leaf. We spoke to 100s of interesting people across the industry, resulting in reports, blog posts and webinars to contribute to the discussion about some topics such as #OpenAccess, #AI and #copyright
See below our year in numbers - and check out www.goldleaf.blog

New year, new Social Media platform. Welcome to the Gold Leaf feed!