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#FeedingTheElephant's @dawnd provides us with a crash course in subventions. What is a subvention? How do you get one? What do presses do with them? Find out all that and more in Subventions 101! ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

Natalia Grygierczyk of @RadboudUniPress explains how the Diamond OA press avoids publishing and access fees, publishes both print and digital formats through a Creative Commons license. How can the ecosystem change and more presses follow suit? ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

It's the first Friday of the month, meaning it's time for a #FeedingTheElephant Five Year First Friday Feature! Today we revisit our interview with @sarahbelle721 on @nursingclio's reproduction history syllabus, created following the Dobbs decision. ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

Digital preservation, feminist agendas, and history podcasts, oh my! The #FeedingTheElephant team of @FtE_editor, @dawnd, and @elliottemilyj shares what they've been reading, watching, and listening to this month (plus a tidbit about Taylor Swift!) ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

Ever wonder what CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-SA, or the like means? Neal Swain of @Harvard_Press contributes a second piece to #FeedingTheElephant's ongoing series about contracts and copyright to explain Creative Commons licenses. ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

Today on #FeedingTheElephant, Neal Swain of @ucpress explains subsidiary rights, which "In practice, these rights allow your book to expand its reach." Learn more about what subsidiary rights mean, including a glossary of key terms. ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

So you've just gotten your book contract, but how do you make sense of the copyright clauses? Stephanie Vyce of @Harvard_Press recommends looking for two key words: assignment and license. Take a look at her #FeedingTheElephant post to learn more. ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

To celebrate #FeedingTheElephant turning 5 we are revisiting earlier posts on the first Friday of each month. Enjoy our Five Year First Friday Feature on using previously published material in a manuscript. Keep you eye out for more on copyright in Feb.! ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

Which stories in scholarly communications have @elliottemilyj, @dawnd, and @FtE_editor been following? Find out more about those and the history-related podcasts the team is listening to in our monthly #FeedingTheElephant roundup! ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

Madison Mosely of @UGAPress knows that metadata isn't a hot topic at social events, but she explains to #FeedingTheElephant readers in laymen's terms how "metadata lays the groundwork to accessing a title, even with the vaguest of search terms." ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

#FeedingTheElephant kicks off its 2024 slate of posts with Kathleen Riegelhaupt and @GregCram giving an overview of @nypl's scholarly press backlist revival project. ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

This year, #FeedingTheElephant welcomed a number of new guest authors and subscribers as we published on a whole host of topics. Check out our year in review! ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

This week, in part 2 of our series, Gerhard Boomgaarden, @degruyter_pub's Director of @degruyter_soc, answers questions from #FeedingTheElephant on open access, digital humanities, copyright, and more in Europe and North America. ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

Gerhard Boomgaarden, @degruyter_pub's Director of @degruyter_soc, answers questions from #FeedingTheElephant on publishing business models and editorial and publishing practices in Europe and North America. Make sure to check back next week for Part 2! ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

We are trying something new with the #FeedingTheElephant roundup. See what @dawnd, @elliottemilyj, and @FtE_editor are reading, listening to, and watching! Read on for some recommendations on recorded lectures, cool podcasts, and interesting articles! ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

We at #FeedingTheElephant have a lot to be grateful for this Thanksgiving week, including our readers, guest authors, and our host @HNet_Humanities. networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

#FeedingTheElephant is celebrating @aupresses's #UPWeek and its theme of #SpeakUp. Feeding the Elephant means feeding our collective wisdom by keeping alive and healthy the collaborations that empower us to speak the truth, speak out, speak up. ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

The hard work of earning a doctorate doesn't end with a dissertation defense. @elliottemilyj writes for #FeedingTheElephant to give advice to grad students on final submission of their dissertations to their university and Proquest. Start organizing now! ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

While @LivUniPress was founded in 1899, it became a subsidiary of the University in 2004. Anthony Cond tells #FeedingTheElephant how the press is both an "aged university press with gravitas and the plucky start-up continually looking forward." ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

This week, the #FeedingTheElephant provides a recap of the biggest stories in scholarly communications and publishing. Which social media platforms should journals use? How are scholar and publisher working conditions related? Read about that and more! ➡️networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…