The Serials & Other Continuing Resources Committee (SOCRS) is pleased to invite the IFLA community to our programme during IFLA WLIC 2022: “The Use of Transformative Agreements: Do They Increase Access to Research?” We’re pleased to have presentations from the following speakers: Nicola Bieg (Germany) – Technische Informationsbibliothek… Read More
This webinar is the first in a two-part series featuring the Author Carpentry curriculum founded at Caltech and will highlight identifying reputable open access journals. Read More
This webinar is the first in a two-part series featuring the Author Carpentry curriculum founded at Caltech and will highlight identifying reputable open access journals. Read More
IFLA will be participating at a side-event at this year's United Nations Science, Technology and Innovation Forum organised by University College, Dublin, and focused on "Open Science and Digital Innovation in SDG Education, Research and Science Policy Interfaces". Read More
The IFLA Serials & Other Continuing Resources section is seeking proposals for papers to be presented at its Open Session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2022 in Dublin, Ireland. With the growing appreciation and support for Open Access in serials and scholarly communication, there has been… Read More
This call is an invitation to participate in a one-hour session at the WLIC 2022 in Dublin, Ireland, with 3 speakers who will address Open Practices: Science Engagement. Read More
The first Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section (SOCRS) Zoom meeting in 2022 was held on Wednesday 2nd February to schedule the subject and format of presentations for the WLIC 2022 session. Read More
On Wednesday February 2nd 2022, the Serials & Other Continuing Resources Section (SOCRS) will have a Zoom meeting to follow the decisions about forthcoming IFLA WLIC 2022 open programme. Committee members will outline their views on what the priority issues for discussion should be and what concrete outcomes could be… Read More
During its General Conference, held on 9-24 November, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) agreed a new Recommendation on Open Science. IFLA has welcomed this work, and encourages librarians, libraries and associations to draw on this in their own practice and advocacy. Read More
At the SOCRS’s meeting on Wednesday 10th November 2021, Theron Westervelt, the chair of the Committee, announced that the committee’s action plan for the next year has been submitted to the IFLA. In this meeting committee members scheduled the program for the next IFLA WLIC. Two important topics were suggested… Read More