Join us at #WLIC2021: How Open Access Affects Serials Assessment

  The Serials & Other Continuing Resources Committee (SOCRS) is pleased to invite the IFLA community to our programme during IFLA WLIC 2021: How Open Access Affects Serials Assessment The rise of Open Access, especially in the publication of serials, has been one of the greatest changes in sharing information and learning in the modern world. This […]

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Serials Librarian – New issue on Grey Literature (building on the SOCRS 2019 satellite conference)

We are excited to bring you this Special Issue devoted to Grey Literature, published in the journal The Serials Librarian. The idea for the issue emerged after a very successful satellite meeting “Grey Literature: Scholarly Communication in a Digital Age” of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) 85th World Library and Information Conference […]

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Report to IFLA: Grey Literature: Scholarly Communication in a Digital World Satellite Meeting

**This report on the joint SOCRS and National Libraries Section 2019 Satellite Conference has been provided for the IFLA Governing Board.** By Meg Mering Grey Literature: Scholarly Communication in a Digital World Satellite Meeting Sponsored by: IFLA Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section  Co-sponsored by: IFLA National Libraries Section  Date: August 23, 2019 (9:00 am […]

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Grey Literature Satellite Session Summaries

At the 2019 IFLA WILC satellite meeting on Grey Literature, held in Athens at the SNFCC, on 23 August 2019, the SOCR committee in partnership with the National Libraries Section  hosted numerous speakers that provided insights into grey literature (“greylit”) at their institutions and beyond. Additionally, the committee facilitated two breakout sessions to discuss questions […]

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