The SDG Book Club will curate a monthly reading list of books for young readers that encourages them to engage with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
The International Publishers Association at WIPO: Drawing a Line at Copyright Exceptions
In stating its support for two years of discussion, the International Publishers Association at WIPO’s semiannual committee meetings signaled its stance on international copyright exceptions in education.
Publishing’s Darker Stories: Focusing on Freedom to Publish in London
In a never-before staged seminar event, London Book Fair this year presented a mini-conference on the freedom to publish with the International Publishers Association and featuring the widow of slain publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan.
Opening the 32nd International Publishers Congress: ‘Shout About What We Do’
Urging the International Publishers Congress to embrace its most forward-leaning trends—and promote its timely work to the world—IPA president Michiel Kolman convenes the industry’s 32nd gathering and welcomes industry leaders to agenda-anchoring sessions onstage.
Four Speakers’ Talking Points: Ahead of the IPA Congress in New Delhi
From the dilemma of self-censorship to a call for collective management organizations, the freedom to publish, copyright protection, and readership development, speakers at the IPA congress in Delhi prepare their messages.
In Germany, IPA Chief Slams SciHub, Argues for Unity Against Copyright Threats and Piracy
‘Not a viable or trustworthy Open Access solution,” Michiel Kolman says, ‘piracy is simply not the answer to our challenges as an industry’ and SciHub, he says, is ‘not the answer’ to goals of Open Access.
Inclusivity in Publishing: IPA’s Michiel Kolman on LGBTI-Friendly Workplaces and Content
As many publishers in the world industry put new stress on diversity, the IPA’s chief speaks on Elsevier’s experience with LGBTI employees–and readers.
European Parliament: IPA’s Michiel Kolman on Publishers, Fake News, and Big Tech
‘Checks and balances’ amid fake news—tech companies are becoming like publishers, Michiel Kolman says in Brussels, and publishers more like tech companies.
IPA President Michiel Kolman: China’s Censorship ‘Puts Publishers in an Impossible Situation’
The Chinese authorities, says IPA chief Michiel Kolman, “put individual publishers in an impossible situation” in censoring journal articles.
IPA’s Chief Calls on Publishers To Be ‘Stewards of Truth’
In opening the Sharjah International Book Fair professional program, IPA president Michiel Kolman cites freedom of expression in ‘a world of fake news.’