Category: News

This category collects my latest news, to let you know what I’ve been up to. Click on the titles to go to each post.

#ELPUB2018: Deadline Extended to 31 January

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Deadline for submission of extended abstracts for full papers and other presentations is being extended to 31 January 2018. International Conference on Electronic Publishing 2018 (ELPUB) Connecting the Knowledge Commons: From Projects to Sustainable Infrastructure June 22-24, 2018 University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada http://elpub.net Full disclosure: I am a member of the programme committee. ELPUB … Continue reading #ELPUB2018: Deadline Extended to 31 January

New: Scholarly Publishing, Freedom of Information and Academic Self-Determination

~ Ernesto Priego

We have published Scholarly Publishing, Freedom of Information and Academic Self-Determination: The UNAM-Elsevier Case as a pre-print on figshare.

HCID Research Seminar: Making Parables of Care

~ Ernesto Priego

Dr Simon Grennan (University of Chester) will present at the HCID Research Seminar series at City, University of London (College Building, Room A214) tomorrow Friday 17 November at 1pm.

New Article: Who is Actually Harmed by Predatory Publishers?

~ Ernesto Priego

New peer reviewed, open access article, published on 13 August 2017: Who is Actually Harmed by Predatory Publishers? at TripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique. Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society

“Access/Accès”: #DH2017, Montreal, 8-11 August 2017 Tweetage Volume Charts

~ Ernesto Priego

#DH2017 starts today in Montreal. I share a snapshot of tweetage so far, and share a previous post related to access to publications in DH.

Untangling Academic Publishing: Key Recommendations for Universities and Academics

~ Ernesto Priego

The report 'Untangling Academic Publishing: A history of the relationship between commercial interests, academic prestige and the circulation of research' (Fyfe et al 2017) has been published today. I share some of the key recommendations.

Chronicle of a Death Foretold: At Nieman Storyboard, My Translation of an Interview with Slain Journalist Javier Valdez

~ Ernesto Priego

I've just published a translation of an interview with the slain Mexican journalist Javier Valdez at Nieman Storyboard (Neiman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University).

Pint of Science: Comics, Humans and Technology in the Pub! 16 May 2017

~ Ernesto Priego

I will talk about online Graphic Medicine at the Pint of Science event: Humans and technology: in life and in death. Tuesday 16 May 2017- Doors open 6.30 PM, Event 7.00 PM – 9.30 PM.

Digital Humanities/Humanidades Digitales/Informatica Umanistica, Rome, 20 April 2017

~ Ernesto Priego

I am looking forward to participating in the round table titled “Digital Humanities/Humanidades Digitales/Informatica Umanistica” that will take place on Thursday 20 April 2017 in Rome, at the Political Science Department of the Università degli Studi Roma Tre.

Mexican Comics at TORCH Oxford

~ Ernesto Priego

Comics and Graphic Novels: The Politics of Form is a new interdisciplinary network and seminar series promoting the academic study of comics at Oxford. On Thursday 17 February 2017 they will host an event on Mexican Comics.