David Worlock joins the Advisory Board of Knowledge Unlatched.

Berlin, 6th October 2017 David Worlock, the digital publishing strategist and co-chair of the Outsell Executive Program, is joining the Advisory Board of the Open Access (OA) service Knowledge Unlatched (KU). He will bring over 50 years of experience in scholarly publishing, with particular expertise in developing innovative content and business models. Worlock will be joining Frances Pinter (Founder), Professor Lucy Montgomery (Curtin University), and Dr. Ralf Schimmer (Max Planck Digital Library) at KU, an initiative that provides a central place for libraries and to support Open Access models.

“David is an impressive addition to the KU Advisory Board and we are grateful for his expert opinion on the dynamic and ever-changing academic publishing industry,” says Sven Fund, Managing Director at KU.

“From its very early days, I have been fascinated by the concept and the development of Knowledge Unlatched, and I am pleased to have an impact on how KU will develop in the months and years to come,” says David Worlock.

About Knowledge Unlatched:

Knowledge Unlatched (KU) offers free access to scholarly content for every reader across the world. Our online platform provides libraries worldwide with a central place to support Open Access models from leading publishing houses and new OA initiatives.

Contact: Hannah Schroder, Publicity & Communications, hannah@knowledgeunlatched.org

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