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Open Science DB is a grassroots movement led by graduate students in science who aspire to make scientific research more accessible to the public.
European Commission Considering Leap into Open-Access Publishing
Commission may follow Wellcome Trust and Gates Foundation in establishing a rapid-publication platform.
The Importance of School Libraries in the Google Age
We continue to hear about the lack of trained library staff in schools, despite ongoing research indicating that the presence of teacher librarians leads to improved learning outcomes. Kay Oddone highlights the many benefits teacher librarians can bring to the wider school, and why their role is integral to the learning of both students and staff.
Charity Open Access Fund spend 2015-2016
Wellcome Trust annual analysis of the Charity Open Access Fund spend.
How Elsevier Plans to Sabotage Open Access
A recently revealed contract between Elsevier and the Dutch research institutes lays bare the retardant tactics the publishing giant employs to stifle the growth of open access.
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The Findings of Medical Research Are Disseminated Too Slowly
Papers reporting Gates-sponsored research cannot be charged for.
Leaked Elsevier Contract Reveals Pushback
On the day of the hearing between Elsevier and the Dutch universities ScienceGuide has uncovered the contract which publicity was the centre of the dispute. The open access paragraph in the contract reveals how Elsevier plans to fight open access every step of the way.
What Happens to Libraries and Librarians When Machines Can Read All the Books?
What Happens to Libraries and Librarians When Machines Can Read All the Books?
Revised text of a talk given by the Director of Libraries at MIT.
White Paper Calls for 21st Century Solution to Serials Crisis
Democratization of journal publishing: the key to lowering journal costs and facilitating Open Access.
Access, Ethics and Piracy
The efficacy and ethics of piracy, placing ‘guerrilla open access’ within a longer history of piracy and access to knowledge.
Open Access Can Never Be Bad News
Several of us responded with enthusiasm to the recent news that The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened up their digitised collections.
Using GRID to Discover and Analyse Global Research Trends
Using GRID to Discover and Analyse Global Research Trends
Report highlighting the need for a reference database of research organisations.
Let’s Stand Together to Promote It Worldwide
Diego Gomez, a Colombian graduate student, currently faces up to eight years in prison for doing something thousands of researchers do every day: posting research results online for those who would not otherwise have a way to access them.
A 21st Century Solution to the Serials Crisis
How centralization of journals led to the serials crisis and why democratizing digital journal publishing using services is the key to fixing it.
Illegal File Hosting Site, ResearchGate, Acquires Massive Financial Investment
Illegal File Hosting Site, ResearchGate, Acquires Massive Financial Investment
Financing massive-scale copyright infringement.
Open Access to Scientific Peer Reviewed Publications in Horizon 2020
The first data on the uptake of open access to publications in Horizon 2020.
Hybrid Open Access Is Unreliable
In February 2017, when Elsevier were accused of selling one paid-for hybrid open access article, at first they sowed doubt about it, then three days later admitted it to be true.
Gates Foundation Strikes Deal to Allow its Researchers to Publish in Science Journals
Gates Foundation Strikes Deal to Allow its Researchers to Publish in Science Journals
Arrangement could be sign of things to come
Science Journals Permit Open-Access Publishing for Gates Foundation Scholars
Science Journals Permit Open-Access Publishing for Gates Foundation Scholars
The provisional agreement may set a precedent for other funders and journal publishers.
Elsevier Selling Access to Open Access Again
Elsevier have been caught selling access to paid-for “open articles in 2014, 2015, and 2016.
Elsevier Journals Are Back Online at 60 Institutions
Publisher makes papers available again while countrywide negotiations over open access and price continue.
Is 'Inclusive Access' the Future for Publishers?
Textbooks aren't selling like they used to, but a new business model that has led to increased access to course materials and lower costs at some universities is beginning to take shape.
German Scientists Regain Access to Elsevier Journals
Publisher restores access as negotiations for a nationwide licence continue.
Gold, Green, and Black Open Access
The debate about open access has until now focused on the gold (journals) versus the green route (manuscript self‐archival).
Heavyweight Funders Back Central Site for Life-Sciences Preprints
Coalition of scientists and research agencies argue for a one-stop shop server.
New Study Explores Disparities Between Researchers Who Publish in High-And Low-Impact Journals
New Study Explores Disparities Between Researchers Who Publish in High-And Low-Impact Journals
The growth of open access hasn't significantly changed the publishing landscape as regards impact factor.
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