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Korey Jackson Receives Society for Scholarly Publishing “Early Career Award”

by Meredith May 14, 2012

We are proud to report that Korey Jackson, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow at MPublishing, was selected as one of this year’s recipients of the Early Career Award from the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP). The award supports attendance at the SSP’s Annual Conference and pairs awardees with mentors in senior management positions within member organizations. As ...

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Introducing jPach: A Journal Publishing Platform for HathiTrust

by Meredith April 25, 2012

Together with the HathiTrust team, MPublishing is developing a new modular, open source platform for open access journal publishing. jPach (pronounced “jay-pack”) will replace our current digital publishing system, and will hopefully serve as a model for comparable tools for other HathiTrust partner institutions. jPach will allow MPublishing to publish journal content directly into the ...

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Publishing, Copyright, E-Books, and More at Enriching Scholarship May 7-11, 2012

by Meredith April 20, 2012

Every year, the University of Michigan’s Teaching and Technology Collaborative offers an intensive week of workshops, discussions, and seminars for instructional faculty and staff. Enriching Scholarship is an amazing opportunity to learn new skills and think creatively about your teaching and scholarship. There will be a number of sessions relevant to academic publishing and scholarly ...

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MPublishing Titles Included in New “Directory of Open Access Books”

by Meredith April 12, 2012

MPublishing is pleased to be among the few dozen publishers of open-access scholarly monographs to have their openly licensed titles available in time for the launch of the Directory of Open Access Books, an initiative of the OAPEN Foundation. OAPEN hopes this directory, modeled after the Directory of Open Access Journals (in which many MPublishing ...

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MPublishing Author Awarded German Order of Merit

by Meredith March 13, 2012

University of Michigan professor Andy Markovits will be awarded the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on March 14, 2012. The Order of Merit is the highest award Germany pays to individuals in recognition of their service to the nation. Professor Markovits is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and the ...

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Fake Publishers, Real Humor

by Meredith March 9, 2012

In honor of @FakeElsevier hitting the benchmark of having more followers than the real Elsevier Twitter account, here’s a selection of “fake publisher” tweets to enjoy. View the story “Publishing Lulz” on Storify [<a href="http://storify.com/M_Publishing/publishing-lulz" target="_blank">View the story "Publishing Lulz" on Storify</a>]

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Peter Brantley: “Digital Books and Flying Cars: Libraries as Collateral Damage”

by Meredith March 8, 2012

Peter Brantley: “Digital Books and Flying Cars: Libraries as Collateral Damage” Wednesday, March 14, 2012 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Library Gallery, Room 100 Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library Peter Brantley will discuss today’s changing publishing environment, and why actions of publishers are rational, even as they threaten to destroy traditional models of library book lending. Brantley ...

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Free Film Screening: “Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia”

by Meredith March 5, 2012

Join us this Thursday, March 8 for a lunchtime screening of “Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia.” This 2010 documentary film covers the history and influence of Wikipedia and asks questions about truth, neutrality, accuracy, and knowledge in the age of collaborative editing. “Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia” Thursday, March 8 12:00PM ...

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ACRL Digital Curation Webinars

by Meredith March 1, 2012

ACRL’s Digital Curation Interest Group is sponsoring a series of upcoming webinars that might be of interest to fans of digital publishing and preservation. Sessions are open to everyone, though spots are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is not required. MPublishing’s own Kevin Hawkins (head of Digital Publishing Production) will be speaking about ...

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UM Provost Phil Hanlon Signs Pledge Supporting Open Access

by Meredith February 24, 2012

University of Michigan’s provost Phil Hanlon, along with his counterparts in the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, recently expressed their support for open access in a piece for Inside Higher Ed. In their statement, the provosts of the eleven CIC institutions voiced their concerns about restrictive legislation like HR 3699 (the Research Works Act) and their ...

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