by jzilm | Nov 27, 2008 | News, OA policies & mandates, Open access
Geoff Hynes, Access to Research Outputs, presented on the Canadian Institutes of Health Research OA policy at the University of Ottawa, November 4, 2008. (Thanks to Jim Till.)
by jzilm | Nov 3, 2008 | News, OA policies & mandates, Open access, Publishing
Charles Oppenheim Journal of Information Science, Vol. 34, No. 4, 577-590 (2008) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165551508092268 A review of recent developments in electronic publishing, with a focus on Open Access (OA) is provided. It describes the two main types of...
by jzilm | Nov 3, 2008 | News, OA policies & mandates, Open access
“EDUCAUSE values sharing, collaboration, and open access to knowledge and resources, and thus supports the development and adoption of technologies, applications, and approaches that foster openness.” A central pillar of the academic community is its...
by jzilm | Oct 17, 2008 | News, OA policies & mandates, Publishing
Academic journal publishers’ policies and practices in online publishing, 3rd Edition This is the third in a series of ALPSP surveys undertaken to establish current scholarly publishing practices, designed to track changes in policy and practice since 2000, as...
by jzilm | Oct 11, 2008 | News, OA policies & mandates, Open access, Publishing
OAKList opens up knowledge sharing on the internet The OAKList is a database of journal publishers which allows authors of journal articles to see, at a glance, publishers’ agreements and their open access policies. “OAKList is designed to enhance open...
by jzilm | Oct 11, 2008 | News, OA policies & mandates, Open access
NIH has released a document detailing the outreach efforts it undertook before releasing the current Public Access Policy. Excerpt: The current Public Access Policy is the culmination of years of effort and community interaction. Prior to passage of Section 218, NIH...