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Insights Xchange: Conversations Shaping Academic Research

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Insights Xchange: Conversations Shaping Academic Research

Shaping the Future: Technology, Diversity, and Open Access in Scholarly Publishing with Heather Staines

December 11, 2023 • Cactus Communications (CACTUS)

In this episode, Nikesh Gosalia engages in conversation with Heather Staines, Director of Community Engagement and Senior Consultant at Delta Think and a veteran in scholarly communications and academic publishing. They discuss the evolving role of technology in academics, the importance of diversity in academic content, and the challenges and opportunities in the open access space. Heather emphasises the need for supporting nonprofit initiatives and open infrastructure projects, ensuring their continued existence amidst changing funding landscapes. Additionally, the conversation reflects on the challenges faced by underrepresented voices, and explores various open access business models that contribute to a more inclusive academic environment.

Nikesh Gosalia:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikeshgosalia/\

https://twitter.com/NikeshGo

Heather Staines:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherstaines/

https://twitter.com/heatherstaines

Show notes:

Thank you for listening! Here are links to some of the things that Heather Staines and Nikesh discussed in the podcast. We would love to hear from you, so feel free to drop a line at insightsxchange@cactusglobal.com

Delta Think | https://deltathink.com/
MIT Knowledge Futures Group | https://www.knowledgefutures.org/
ProQuest | https://www.proquest.com/
Yale University | https://www.yale.edu/
Springer Nature | https://www.springernature.com/gp
SIPX | https://law.stanford.edu/projects/stanford-intellectual-property-exchange/
Copyright Clearance Center | https://www.copyright.com/
American Library Association | https://www.ala.org/
Crossmark Working Group | https://www.crossref.org/working-groups/crossmark/
Hypothesis | https://web.hypothes.is/
Public Knowledge Project | https://pkp.sfu.ca/
Simon Fraser University | https://www.sfu.ca/
Michigan Publishing | https://www.publishing.umich.edu/
University of Minnesota Manifold | https://manifold.umn.edu/
Open Library of Humanities | https://www.openlibhums.org/
Declaration of Open Research Assessment (DORA) | https://sfdora.org/
STM Future Lab | https://www.stm-assoc.org/standards-technology/future-lab-committee/n

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