All Outputs (3)

The History, Politics, and Perils of Open Access Publishing (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lawson, S. (2017, September). The History, Politics, and Perils of Open Access Publishing. Presented at The Dark Side of Technology Enhanced Learning in Medical Education, Newcastle, UK

Against capital (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lawson, S. (2017, June). Against capital. Paper presented at ReCOn, Edinburgh, UK

The ways in which scholars exchange and share their work have evolved through pragmatic responses to the political and economic contexts in which they are embedded. So rather than being designed to fulfil their function in an optimal way, our methods... Read More about Against capital.

Access, ethics and piracy (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lawson, S. (2017, April). Access, ethics and piracy. Paper presented at UKSG 40th Annual Conference and Exhibition, Harrogate, UK

Ownership of intellectual property rights for a large proportion of the scholarly record is held by publishers, so a majority of journal articles are behind paywalls and unavailable to most people. As a result some readers are encouraged to use pirat... Read More about Access, ethics and piracy.