Berlin 10 Open Access Conference

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Berlin 'Open Access' Conference Recap

Abby Clobridge | Information Today | November 15, 2012

As open access (OA) and other “open” movements become more of a part of the mainstream consciousness, conversations surrounding OA continue to evolve—moving from whether OA is a good approach to far more provocative questions such as, how do we move past the legacies of the print publication world and what is a journal in today’s environment? Read More »

Close To Thirty Institutions Receive Certificates At Berlin10 Open Access Conference

Press Release | Stellenbosch University | November 9, 2012

The Berlin10 Open Access Conference drew to a close on Thursday (8 November) when certificates were handed to 28 African institutions that had signed the Berlin Declaration.
By signing the Declaration, signatories commit themselves to promoting and following the principles of the open access movement. Read More »

Minister Of Science And Technology Supports Open Access [South Africa]

Press Release | Stellenbosch University | November 8, 2012

Without open access young scientists in Africa will be disadvantaged in their collaboration with their European counterparts, Mr Derek Hanekom, Minister of Science and Technology, said at the gala dinner of the Berlin 10 Open Access Conference on Wednesday evening, 7 November 2012. Read More »

Need For Access To Academic Knowledge Is An Open And Shut Case

Sarah Wild | BDlive | November 14, 2012

ACCESS barriers to published research "result in critical, relevant knowledge and research outputs in Africa being published in overseas journals — journals that are not affordable to African academic libraries", Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom said at the Berlin 10 Open Access Conference last week. Read More »

Open Access Comes To Africa

Britt E. Erickson | Chemical & Engineering News | December 17, 2012

Hundreds of scholars gathered in Stellenbosch, South Africa, last month to build a stronger case for making the results of scientific research freely accessible worldwide. Calling scientific knowledge the motor of economic development, delegates to the international gathering, the Berlin 10 Conference on Open Access, urged scientists to radically change how they evaluate and communicate their work. Read More »

Post-Berlin 10 Open Access Meeting For Those Interested In SCOAP3

Staff Writer | Stellenbosch University | November 1, 2012

Dr Ralf Schimmer of the Max Planck Digital Library will meet with members of institutions that publish in high energy physics journals on 8 November – directly after the conclusion of the Berlin 10 Open Access Conference. Read More »

Stellenbosch University to host Berlin 10 Open Access Conference

Megan Wait | Engineering News | November 1, 2012

The tenth yearly Berlin 10 Open Access Conference will be taking place on the continent for the first time next week, with Stellenbosch University (SU) hosting the gathering on November 7 and 8. Read More »

Turning Paywalls into Opportunity: The Open Access Button has Arrived

Heather Joseph | Open Access News | November 26, 2013

The Open Access Button, brainchild of undergraduate medical students David Carroll and Joseph McArthur, was designed to tackle the frustration shared by millions of individuals who search for research articles online, only to have their progress slowed – and often halted – by paywall pages requesting payment in exchange for viewing the article. Read More »

Unlock Local Research Potential With Open Access

Leslie Chan | SciDev.Net | December 8, 2011

The developing world is not well served by traditional research publishing, but can break new ground with open access, argues Leslie Chan. Read More »