UC Berkeley Library Scholarly Communication & Information Policy

Flyer titled 'From Dissertation to Book: Navigating the Publication Process' featuring headshots of three panelists: Raina Polivka (Senior Editor, UC Press), Jacob Grumbach (Associate Professor, UC Berkeley), and Dave Hansen (Executive Director, Authors Alliance)

Here’s a videorecording of last month’s panel “From Dissertation to Book: Navigating the Pubication Process.” Many thanks to our great speakers who helped prospective authors understand how to publish an academic book. youtu.be/g4VduJLstBY?...

Releasing The Public Interest Corpus Principles and Goals Today, we are pleased to release The Public Interest Corpus Principles and Goals. This release builds on the recap of our final planning workshop and anticipates release of our final deliverable la…

Today, we are pleased to release The Public Interest Corpus Principles and Goals. This release builds on the recap of our final planning workshop and anticipates release of our final deliverable later this month.

Resisting The Vendor Machine: Corporations, Contracts, and Libraries : Library Futures : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Library Futures was pleased to welcome Hayley Park, Samantha Teremi, Stephanie “Cole” Adams, and Layla Maurer in the third installment of our fall...

This webinar on how to negotiate contracts to set better terms around AI and data was one of the best we've done. It's relevant to a number of different communities and creators, not just libraries! @libraryfutures.bsky.social archive.org/details/resi...

Artificial Humanities: A Fictional Perspective on Language in AI <I>Artificial Humanities</I> explores how literature, history, and art can deepen our understanding of artificial intelligence and its development. By examining fictional representations of AI in para...

Congrats to @ninabegus.bsky.social on publishing "Artificial Humanities: A Fictional Perspective on Language in AI." It’s open access on @uofmpress.bsky.social; OA publication made possible in part from UCB Library’s Berkeley Research Impact Initiative. www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...

This is an event poster for "From Dissertation to Book: Navigating the Publication Process," hosted by the UCB Library Scholarly Communication & Information Policy office. The event is scheduled for November 18, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM via Zoom. It features a panel of experts including Raina Polivka (Senior Editor at UC Press), Jacob Grumbach (Associate Professor at UC Berkeley), and Dave Hansen (Executive Director of Authors Alliance). The poster explains that the panel will offer practical advice on turning a dissertation into a book, covering topics like revising the dissertation, writing a proposal, approaching editors, signing contracts, and navigating peer review. A "Sign up!" button and a QR code are also visible.

Coming up next week! Join us as we talk to a faculty author, academic press editor, and a legal expert to unpack how to publish a scholarly book. Nov 18, 11 am Pacific time, Zoom. RSVP: berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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We’re presenting at the “Research, AI and Rights” webinar on Nov 14. Join for a discussion of the impacts of the ever-changing AI legal landscape on the work of researchers and the institutions that support them. RSVP at www.oceancopyright.org/event-detail...

Lyrasis Announces 2025–2026 Cohort of Open Access Community Investment Program (OACIP) Journals Lyrasis today announced the 2025–2026 cohort of journals in its Open Access Community Investment Program (OACIP). This year’s selection spans a broad range of disciplines and highlights the continued growth and impact of Diamond Open Access publishing, which removes financial barriers for both authors and readers. About OACIP Launched in 2020 to support stand-alone Diamond […]

🎉 Today the Lyrasis Open Access Community Investment Program announces the new 2025-2026 OACIP Journals! Libraries, consortia, academic departments, research centers, museums and funding agencies can support any of the #DiamondOA journals seeking funding. Learn more at: https://ow.ly/cu5I50XgjY7

This is an event poster for "From Dissertation to Book: Navigating the Publication Process," hosted by the UCB Library Scholarly Communication & Information Policy office. The event is scheduled for November 18, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM via Zoom. It features a panel of experts including Raina Polivka (Senior Editor at UC Press), Jacob Grumbach (Associate Professor at UC Berkeley), and Dave Hansen (Executive Director of Authors Alliance). The poster explains that the panel will offer practical advice on turning a dissertation into a book, covering topics like revising the dissertation, writing a proposal, approaching editors, signing contracts, and navigating peer review. A "Sign up!" button and a QR code are also visible.

Calling all UC Berkeley students looking to publish an academic book: sign up for the upcoming panel discussion to learn the ins and outs of the process. Nov 18, 11 am, Zoom. RSVP: berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @ucberkeleylibrary.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

Title slide with dark teal background. Main heading reads 'Navigating NIH's Revised Public Access Policy: On-the-Ground Experiences from Librarians and Researchers' in white text with a vertical yellow-green accent line on the left. Below are presenter names: Katie Fortney (California Digital Library), Tim Vollmer (UC Berkeley), and Anneliese Taylor (UCSF). At the bottom: 'SJSU Open Access Conference | October 21, 2025'

We’re happy to be joining the SJSU Open Access Virtual Conference to discuss how librarians and researchers are navigating the updated NIH Public Access Policy: scholarworks.sjsu.edu/oa-un-confer...

October 21, 2025. Free to register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

This diagram, titled "The metrics ecosystem," illustrates the different ways scholarly impact is measured. The six categories are: Author-level: Measures impact based on a researcher's Publications, Citations, and the Journals they publish in. Journal-level: Measures the "Impact," Citations, and Reputation of the publication itself. Article-level: Measures the impact of a single paper through Citations, Bookmarks, Social media mentions, and Views & downloads. Alt-metrics: Measures broader "Attention" and social engagement for All outputs, often tracked by the Altmetric "donut." Data, code, & software: Measures the use of non-publication outputs through Citations, Dataset downloads, and GitHub forks.

Next week, join our workshop to understand scholarly metrics and learn how to amplify your academic work. Oct 14, 11a-12p, Zoom. RSVP: update.lib.berkeley.edu/2025/09/25/r...

Upcoming Events | OCEAN

This fall semester, we and Open Copyright Education Advisory Network (OCEAN) are co-hosting a Discussion Series on AI and its implications professionals working in libraries, archives and museums and for authors, artists, scholars, researchers who work with them.

More info and registration here:

CONTRACTUAL OVERRIDE | The Copyright Society How Private Contracts Undermine the Goals of the Copyright Act for Libraries and Researchers, and What We Can Do About It

Check out the article @rachaelgs.bsky.social wrote with
@authorsalliance.bsky.social. It explores how academic researchers & libraries are navigating private contracts that override key copyright exceptions meant to protect research, teaching, and innovation. copyrightsociety.org/journal-entr...

"Managing & Maximizing Your Scholarly Impact" workshop flyer for October 14, 2025, 11a-12p on Zoom, hosted by Berkeley Library with colorful open access logo.

UCB students & faculty: Join our workshop to learn why research impact matters, discover key metrics to measure it, and explore practical tools to amplify your scholarly work. Oct 14, 11a-12p, Zoom. RSVP: update.lib.berkeley.edu/2025/09/25/r... @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

Berkeley Library workshop flyer: Copyright & Your Dissertation, September 16, 2025, 11a-12p on Zoom. Features colorful paint splatter design with open access symbol.

Have questions about copyright in writing your dissertation or thesis? Join our online workshop next week where we’ll help you navigate copyright and info policy issues. RSVP for the Zoom: update.lib.berkeley.edu/2025/09/09/r...

Event flyer for 'From Dissertation to Book: Navigating the Publication Process' workshop on November 18, 2025, 11:00a-12:30p via Zoom, hosted by UCB Library. Features headshots and names of three speakers: Raina Polivka (Senior Editor, UC Press), Jacob Grumbach (Associate Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley), and Dave Hansen (Executive Director, Authors Alliance).

Attention @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social social science and humanities grad students: Are you interested in eventually writing a scholarly book? Come to our Zoom panel to learn the ins and outs of the process. Great lineup of speakers. Nov 18, 11 am. RSVP: update.lib.berkeley.edu/2025/09/09/n...

Berkeley Library workshop flyer: Copyright & Your Dissertation, September 16, 2025, 11a-12p on Zoom. Features colorful paint splatter design with open access symbol.

Are you a PhD/Masters student working on your dissertation or thesis? Join this workshop on Sept 16 in which we’ll give you practical guidance for navigating copyright questions and other legal considerations for your writing and publication. RSVP for the Zoom: berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Using AI and Text Mining with Library Resources: What Every UC Berkeley Researcher Needs to Know update.lib.berkeley.edu/2025/09/02/b... @ucberkeleylibrary.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

Contractual Override: How Private Contracts Undermine the Goals of the Copyright Act for Libraries and Researchers, and What We Can Do About It We’ve written before about the use of contracts limiting author’s access to fair use, including how publisher contracts restrict innovation by undermining scholarly AI research.  Though contra…

We’re pleased to share a draft of our paper, “Contractual Override: How Private Contracts Undermine the Goals of the Copyright Act for Libraries and Researchers, and What We Can Do About It”. We are especially grateful to @rachaelgs.bsky.social for co-authoring this paper with us.

Fall 2025 workshops flyer showing an illustrated person with headphones working on a laptop while sitting on stacked books. Three workshops are listed: "Copyright and Your Dissertation," "Managing and Maximizing Your Scholarly Impact," and "From Dissertation to Book: Navigating the Publication Process." UC Berkeley Library Scholarly Communication & Information Policy contact information included.

Check out the Fall 2025 copyright and publishing workshops hosted by our office. update.lib.berkeley.edu/2025/08/19/f... @ucberkeleylibrary.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

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Supporting open access book publishing at UC Berkeley: Fall 2025 Update update.lib.berkeley.edu/2025/08/19/s... @ucberkeleylibrary.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who joined us and @arl.org yesterday for our discussion of recent AI and copyright decisions and their effect on authors and libraries. You can watch the recording below:

AI and Copyright: What Authors and Libraries Need to Know about the Bartz v. Anthropic and Kadrey v. Meta Cases Join ARL and Authors Alliance for an essential discussion on how recent landmark court decisions are shaping the landscape of AI and copyright law. This webinar is open to the public.

Join us and @arl.org on July 28, 2025, 1-2pm ET for a discussion of the latest AI copyright litigation, what these rulings mean for libraries, researchers, and authors, and practical guidance for moving forward.

Submit questions and register here:

www.authorsalliance.org/2025/07/21/a...

Federal Agency Publication & Data Sharing Policy Overview & FAQ Events In response to the 2022 Nelson Memo, federal agencies are required to update their public access policies by the end of this year. New policies are now in effect for several agencies: the NIH, CDC,…

We and @sparcopen.bsky.social are hosting two more webinars to support administrators and librarians in their efforts to ensure compliance with public access policies.

These webinars will focus on new publications and data sharing requirements.

More info:

www.authorsalliance.org/2025/07/15/f...

YouTube video by UC Berkeley Library NIH Public Access Policy presentation recording

The NIH’s updated Public Access Policy goes into effect today. Grantees must ensure zero-embargo public access to author accepted manuscripts. Check out our library webinar to learn more: youtu.be/xIzNLo1FbH0?... @ucberkeleylibrary.bsky.social

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NIH's updated Public Access Policy goes into effect next week (July 1). It requires zero-embargo public access to NIH-funded research outputs. Here's what UC Berkeley authors need to know: update.lib.berkeley.edu/2025/06/03/w... @ucberkeleylibrary.bsky.social

Huge news in AI copyright world. Still reading the opinion, but encouraged that Judge Alsup got it right on training. Act I Scene 1 in a long drama, but a promising start.

Anthropic wins on fair use for training its LLMs; loses on building a “central library” of pirated books Yesterday, Judge Alsup released his decision on Anthropic’s motion for summary judgment in the fast-moving lawsuit it is defending, brought by three book authors on behalf of a class of millions ob…

Judge Alsup's decision found that Anthropic's training AI on lawfully acquired copyrighted works was a fair use.

Below we highlight some of the most important parts of the decision on the question of whether using books for AI training is fair use:

www.authorsalliance.org/2025/06/24/a...

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The University of California's Office of Scholarly Communication is providing guidance on the revised NIH Public Access Policy going into effect July 1, 2025. osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/scholarly-pu...

Judge Leval’s opinion in the Romanova case “reaffirms that fair use is not an exception to infringement: fair use is the built-in safety valve that ensures copyright serves—rather than stifles—freedom of expression.”

Slide with a red and blue background. The title in bold white and red text reads: “Navigating NIH’s Updated Public Access Policy Requirements.” Below the title, in white text on a blue background, are the presenter names and roles: “Anna Sackmann: Data Services Librarian, Elliott Smith: Biology & Bioinformatics Librarian, Tim Vollmer: Scholarly Communication & Copyright Librarian.”

Reminder: If you’re an NIH grantee and have questions about the upcoming July 1 implementation of the new Public Access Policy, join @ucberkeleylibrary.bsky.social staff tomorrow, June 10, 2025 from 1:00-2:00 pm on Zoom for an overview and Q&A. berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regi...