A note from the Executive Director
Authors Alliance executive director Michael Wolfe Over the last few years, it has been my privilege to work with Authors […]
Authors Alliance On the Road: Auckland, Hamilton, and Brisbane
Auckland, NZ by Mathew Waters | CC0 As our members know, part of our mission here at Authors Alliance is
Is it time for authors to leave SSRN?
Since we first heard of mega-publisher Elsevier’s acquisition of SSRN, the popular social sciences pre-print and working paper repository, we
Authors Alliance Presents Elsevier With Principles for Openness in SSRN
The recent purchase of the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) by Elsevier has caused a great deal of concern among
Celebrating Two Years of Empowering Authors in the Digital Age
In May 2014, Authors Alliance officially launched with a party at the Internet Archive in San Francisco. We’ve been keeping
Authors Alliance to Take Part in the Second Annual
Bay Area Book Festival
Welcoming visitors at the 2015 Bay Area Book Festival On the first weekend in June, downtown Berkeley will be transformed
After Reversion: Tracking Down Digital Copies
After you get your rights back with Understanding Rights Reversion, how will you make your work newly available? The internet
Principles For Reassuring Authors of SSRN-Posted Papers Under Elsevier’s Ownership
Note: This post was updated on June 2, 2016 in order to reflect changes in the final list of principles
Elsevier buying SSRN and the future of open scholarship in the social sciences
In a move signalling further consolidation in scholarly communication, Elsevier announced yesterday its purchase of SSRN, a popular working paper
Moving Toward a “Moral Right” of Attribution in U.S. Copyright Law
Authors Alliance Executive Director Michael Wolfe When Authors Alliance launched two years ago with its Principles and Proposals for Copyright