#scholarAfrica Workshop: How to Catch Up

13/03/201413/03/2014 ~ Ernesto Priego

I offer some links to resources to catch up with what happened in the Discoverability of African Scholarship Online workshop that took place 10-11 March 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya, and was organised by the OpenUCT Initiative and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

#scholarAfrica Day 1

11/03/2014 ~ Ernesto Priego

Yesterday we had the first day of the Promoting Discoverability of African Scholarship workshop in Nariboi, Keyna. The #scholarAfrica hashtag went "boom!"

Of Pete Townshend, altmetrics and libraries: #LibPub session 2

06/02/201406/02/2014 ~ Ernesto Priego

Of how the module I am teaching at City is covering rock and roll, disruptive innovations in publishing and the sharing economy. We will also welcome Jean Liu (@portablebrain) who will talk to us about article level metrics.

Libraries and Publishing in an Information Society (#LibPub)

30/01/201431/01/2014 ~ Ernesto Priego

This term I will be leading the Libraries and Publishing in an Information Society (LAPIS) module at City University London. The first session is tomorrow.

Deadline extended for the 2nd Digital Humanities Meeting, Mexico City

10/01/201410/01/2014 ~ Ernesto Priego

As a member of the organising committee of the Digital Humanities in a Global Context meeting in Mexico City, I share the extended deadline for our CFP.

SpotOn London 2013: Interdisciplinary research: what can scientists, humanists and social scientists learn from each other?

30/10/201308/11/2013 ~ Ernesto Priego

This year’s SpotOn London conference will take place at the British Library. I'll be participating in a workshop on science and HSS collaboration on Friday 8 November 2013.

72nd World Science Fiction Convention: Diversity in Speculative Fiction: Digital Comics Panel (Call for Papers)

18/09/201318/09/2013 ~ Ernesto Priego

Yesterday I posted on the Comics Grid blog a call for papers for a digital comics panel to take place within the Academic Programme of Loncon 3, 72nd World Science Fiction Convention.

#OABooks and the Guide to Creative Commons for Humanities and Social Science Authors

24/07/201324/07/2013 ~ Ernesto Priego

On the launch of the Guide to Creative Commons for Humanities and Social Science Monograph Authors (2013) developed by the OAPEN-UK team: Ellen Collins, Caren Milloy and Graham Stone and edited by James Baker, Martin Paul Eve and Ernesto Priego.

A Belated Brief Report on my Open Access and Creative Commons Lecture in Mexico

24/07/201324/07/2013 ~ Ernesto Priego

Where I report on my lecture at the National Library in Mexico in June 2013, and share the slides and audio of the lecture.

En mi Día de HD: Café Científico: Acceso Abierto en la Investigación

09/06/2013 ~ Ernesto Priego

Participaré en una sesión organizada por el "Centro de Investigaciones Medianamente Serias" sobre acceso abierto en la investigación. Conversaré con figuras prominentes del desarrollo del acceso abierto en México.

Conferencia magistral: El académico digital: acceso abierto, licencias y derechos de autor

20/05/201304/06/2014 ~ Ernesto Priego

I am giving a lecture on open access, Creative Commons licenses and copyright on Tuesday 11 June 2013, at the National Library, Institute of Library Studies, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).