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If An Experiment Fails In A Forest, Does Anyone Hear?
[To] my way of thinking, if you are a technologist then there is no choice but to practice Open Science. Anything else is tantamount to arguing that a witch weighs the same as a duck. Read More »
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If Someone Hits A Paywall In The Forest, Does It Make A Sound?: The Open Access Button
In this guest post, David Carroll and Joseph McArthur, medical and pharmacology students at Queen’s University and University College London, respectively, describe their progress on the Open Access Button, a project they hope will help the push towards a more open scholarly publishing system. Read More »
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Ignou Makes Its Course Contents Open Education Resource For Free Online Access
A doctor who is wants to know about building bridges now just needs to visit Ignou's website. Not only is its own 29 lakh students, Indira Gandhi National Open University's open education resource is expected to benefit lakhs of civil service aspirants and knowledge seekers... Read More »
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Imperial Debate: Light And Heat On The RCUK Open Access Policy
It is two weeks since the meeting organised by the Imperial College Science Communication Forum to discuss the new open access policy announced by Research Councils UK (RCUK) in the light of the Finch Report. Read More »
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Improved Open Access Research Platform Launched
A vastly improved scheme that provides free access to African research will be launched by South Africa’s Minister of Science and Technology Derek Hanekom on 22 July. The scholarly platform became a full family member of the SciELO Network Global Portal three months ago. Read More »
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Improving Access To Information: Day 2 Of The Global Maternal Health Conference 2013
I had the pleasure today of officially launching the Year 1 Open Access Collection on Maternal Health that PLOS has developed with the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF), a leading organization coordinating efforts to improve the evidence, programmes, and advocacy of maternal health. Read More »
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Improving Public Access To Research Results
Most researchers are familiar with our public access policy which is central to the NIH mission. It ensures NIH-funded research is accessible to everyone so that, collectively, we can advance science and improve human health. [...] Read More »
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In Defence Of Open Access Systems
LESLIE CHAN, champion of the Open Access Initiative, tells G. MAHADEVAN that the traditional journals will lose the battle to Open Access publications. Read More »
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In Dramatic Statement, European Leaders Call for ‘Immediate’ Open Access to All Scientific Papers by 2020
In what European science chief Carlos Moedas calls a "life-changing" move, E.U. member states today agreed on an ambitious new open-access (OA) target. All scientific papers should be freely available by 2020, the Competitiveness Council—a gathering of ministers of science, innovation, trade, and industry—concluded after a 2-day meeting in Brussels. But some observers are warning that the goal will be difficult to achieve...
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In Praise Of Peer Review: A Modest Proposal For Identifying Unscrupulous Open Access Journals
I remain indebted to peer review. Sure, I’ve been called a dilettante. Had ideas dismissed as half-baked. Had the floor swept with the derivative nature of my work. Been chastised for treating data as singular. And then the self-inflicted wounds of my own careless error. But having suffered from what appears only at first glance to be the slings and arrows of outrageous peer-review, I stand by this process. Read More »
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INASP Launches Open Access Week Competition 2015
INASP has launched its Open Access Week Competition for 2015. The competition is open to representatives of institutions and organizations from INASP partner or network countries. Open Access Week, a global event now entering its seventh year, is an opportunity for the academic and research community to learn more about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in Open Access developments. For more information, see OpenAccessWeek.org.
Internet Activist Death Places Spotlight On More Open Access To Information
The Internet community has been reeling for the past week as it grapples with the suicide of Aaron Swartz, a prominent digital rights activist who left a remarkable legacy for a 26-year old. [...] Read More »
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Interview To Alastair Parvin And Wikihouse Project
For the latest episode of our Meet The Founders interviews we are releasing today the intervivew we made recently with WIkihouse funder Alastair Parvin. The interview come up superbe and it touches a lot of topics, ranging from furniture manufacturing to VC strategies, from crowdfunding to openness. Read More »
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Introducing T-stór – Teagasc’s New Open Access Repository
Teagasc has launched its newly developed Open Access repository, which makes Teagasc research papers freely available online.
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Introducing Thieme’s Latest Open Access Journal: "Ultrasound International Open"
Thieme is excited to announce the latest addition to their open access publishing program, "Ultrasound International Open" (UIO). Edited by an international group of ultrasound experts, this open access journal covers the field of interdisciplinary ultrasound in medicine and biology and will publish four times a year starting in 2015. Read More »
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