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Caltech Adopts Open Access Policy For Scholarly Writing
With the beginning of the new year, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has implemented a new open-access policy for the scholarly writing done by its faculty. As decided by the faculty, starting on January 1, 2014, all members must agree to grant nonexclusive rights to Caltech to disseminate their scholarly papers. [...] Read More »
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Canada May Be Nearing The Open Access "Tipping Point"
[...] While it has captured limited attention outside of educational circles, the Internet has facilitated the emergence of open access publishing of research, transforming the multi-billion dollar academic publishing industry and making millions of articles freely accessible to a global audience. Read More »
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Canadian Journal Open Medicine Closes
Open Medicine, an open-access journal started after a crisis at the Canadian Medical Association Journal, has closed. The editors say that after seven years, they are ceasing their struggle to keep the journal afloat...
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Canceling Elsevier Subscriptions Would Pay for Transition to Open Access
A central question for many people involved in Open Access is whether it can, or will save money. Most analyses suggest that a fully OA environment is cheaper (or at worst similar in cost) for institutions...But for research intensive institutions in particular taking the lead by investing in a transition to Open Access while also covering the costs of existing subscriptions could be expensive. At the same time real concerns are emerging about some traditional publishers successfully driving costs higher. How can countries and institutions invest in creating an Open Access environment that serves their needs and brings costs down without spending too much on the transition?
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Capturing Open Access Papers for the Smithsonian Institution
As noted elsewhere in this blog, the publication record of Smithsonian scholars includes a growing portion of open access (OA) articles. During 2012, nearly 14% of scientific papers authored by Smithsonian scientists were published in OA journals. This is up from 7% in 2008 and it is expected to grow. Read More »
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Carmen Ortiz And Stephen Heymann: Accountability For Prosecutorial Abuse
Imposing real consequences on these federal prosecutors in the Aaron Swartz case is vital for both justice and reform Read More »
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Carrier WiFi Should Be Open Access
The Wireless Access Providers' Association (WAPA) congratulates one of its members, Internet Solutions, on the recent launch of its open access carrier-grade WiFi network at the Cradlestone Mall, in Mogale City, near the Cradle of Humankind. Read More »
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CERN: Free Access To Scientific Journals In Physics In 2014
The Geneva-based European Organization for Nuclear Physics (CERN) has collaborated with funding agencies and libraries of 29 countries to make freely available access to otherwise expensive scientific articles in the field of particle physics. Read More »
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Changes Coming For Open Access To Research In Europe
Pressure is growing in Europe for open, free access to research results, particularly if they are publicly funded. The European Commission (EC) said this week it will propose a plan for open access soon, while the Wellcome Trust and Research Councils UK are cracking down on researchers who don’t comply with their policies. Read More »
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Charity Alliance Launches Fund To Make Charitably Funded Research Open Access
An alliance of leading UK medical research charities is today launching a new fund to help make charitably funded research freely available as soon as it is published. Arthritis Research UK, Breast Cancer Campaign, the British Heart Foundation (BHF), Cancer Research UK, Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, and the Wellcome Trust have joined together to create the Charity Open Access Fund (COAF)...
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Check Out Stability: International Journal Of Security And Development
...a group of like-minded academics who are committed to solid, peer-reviewed research -- and who want to ensure it isn't shelved away in expensive obscurity -- started Stability: International Journal of Security & Development (www.stabilityjournal.org).
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Chipping Into The Debate On Open Access
As the incoming co-editor of the Journal of Material Culture, as well as one of the editors here at Material World Blog, I have been involved in many conversations regarding the politics, economics, and materiality of Open Access. Read More »
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CLIR Reports on Open Access to Images from Museums
A new report, prepared for The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and published by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), describes the current approaches of 11 art museums to the use of images from their collections, when the underlying works are in the public domain. Read More »
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Close To Thirty Institutions Receive Certificates At Berlin10 Open Access Conference
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 »
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COAR Presented At The ETD 2012 In Peru
A COAR poster was presented by Fernando Ardito, from the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru, member of LA REFERENCIA, at the 15th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2012) held in Lima, Peru. Read More »
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