Volunteers Needed! C4DISC DEIA Community of Practice C4DISC is seeking volunteers to help manage our Community of Practice, a virtual space for connecting and peer learning around DEIA in scholarly communications - for those with a dedicated DEIA role or with a DEIA remit as part of their role, whether in a paid or volunteer … Continue reading Call for Volunteers – C4DISC DEIA Community of Practice
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An article entitled DEIA and Doing the Right Thing has been published today in the Scholarly Kitchen. The article is authored by some members of the C4DISC Steering Committee. C4DISC's mission is to work with organizations and individuals to build equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in scholarly communications while valuing differences, welcoming diverse perspectives, learning from different communities, … Continue reading DEIA and Doing the Right Thing
The Steering Committee would like to invite you to participate in a Rapid Response Sprint on Thursday, February 13. See below for details. Purpose: To assemble resources and provide support to C4DISC member and partner organizations and community members as they respond to the current political landscape around DEIA work. Format: This will be a day-long, drop-in … Continue reading Invitation to C4DISC Rapid Response Sprint, 13 February 2025
The next C4DISC Community of Practice call will be on December 12, 2024 at 11 am Eastern / 4 pm UK. Time converter link. The theme this time is navigating difficult interpersonal situations. For professionals in scholarly publishing, these situations can arise across hierarchical lines, between colleagues of diverse backgrounds, and with various stakeholders in the … Continue reading December 12 Community of Practice Call – Navigating Difficult Interpersonal Situations
Thursday, October 24, 2024 https://youtu.be/9lzgdFFOCCg The field of scholarly publishing faces significant challenges related to DEIA, and gender is one critical dimension that demands attention. While women are in many roles within publishing, there are too few leading publishing houses. Improvement is needed, and this session focuses on the role of women in leadership. … Continue reading Recording available: Women Leaders in Scholarly Publishing: Empowering Self and Inspiring Others
Date and Time: Thursday, October 24, 2024 11:00 (Eastern) | 08:00 (Pacific) | 17:00 (CET) | 16:00 (BST) The field of scholarly publishing faces significant challenges related to DEIA, and gender is one critical dimension that demands attention. While women are in many roles within publishing, there are too few leading publishing houses. Improvement is … Continue reading Forthcoming Webinar: Women Leaders in Scholarly Publishing: Empowering Self and Inspiring Others
The next C4DISC Community of Practice call will be on October 10, 2024 at 11 am Eastern / 4 pm UK. Time converter link. The theme this time is AI - the aim of this session is to introduce AI in relation to DEIA and have a very broad discussion about the impact on publishing and … Continue reading October 10 Community of Practice Call – AI and DEIA
C4DISC is delighted to welcome Lyrasis as a new Member. “Lyrasis is proud to join the Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC) as a member organization. “Advancing a more diverse and equitable knowledge ecosystem is core to our mission,” said Lyrasis CEO John Wilkin. “We believe that scholarship and society benefit when … Continue reading Welcoming Lyrasis as a C4DISC Member
Produced by the Society for Scholarly Publishing Mental Health Task Force Date and Time: 5 September – 11:00 (Eastern) | 08:00 (Pacific) | 17:00 (CET) | 16:00 (BST) We do our best work when we can bring our full selves to the job. When we feel comfortable taking risks and making mistakes without fear of … Continue reading Webinar: Fostering Psychological Safety in the Workplace: An Intro for Scholarly Publishers
The next C4DISC Community of Practice call will be on August 15, 2024 at 11 am Eastern / 4 pm UK. As we may we have a lighter attendance due to summer, this will be an open call without a specific theme. We will use the time to hear what is going on in each other's … Continue reading August 15 DEIA Community of Practice Call