Open is a state of mind
Cameron Neylon on the term "open".I often return to the question of what “Open” means and why it matters.Indeed he does.
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The Open Knowledge Foundation launches new fellowships on open data and open science
The Panton Fellowships are grounded on the idea:"open data means better science".Cameron Neylon is member of the Fellowship's advisory board. He says:
‘Panton Fellowships will allow those who are still deeply involved in research to think closely about the policy and technical issues surrounding open data.’Read here how to apply. The website gives also information about the previous Panton Fellows.
Cameron Neylon on Open Science.
This friday. Online. Registration is free and open to all.(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
FUTURE OF OPEN SCIENCE : Futurium – European Commission: Co-create the Future.
On 31st of May 2013 (1 PM Brussels time / CET), as part of the “Future Fridays” series of webinars on Futurium, Cameron Neylon, Advocacy Director atPLOS presents his vision of the Future of Open Science.
Participation to all webinars is free and open to all who are interested in the subject. The webinar will take place entirely online in a virtual room.
Science in the Open » Blog Archive » The bravery of librarians
Cameron Neylon questions:What can we do to create a world where we need to rely less on the bravery of librarians and therefore benefit so much more from it?Blog entry.
Journal contributions to Wellcome Trust Output
Analysis of 200 journals in the years 2000 and 2001 by Cameron Neylon.Science publishing: Open access must enable open use
Science publishing: Open access must enable open useInstitutions need to take the opportunity to negotiate more imaginative and favourable arrangements with subscription publishers, to constrain transitional costs.
says Cameron Neylon in an article in Nature.
OA and the UK Humanities & Social Sciences: Wrong risks and missed opportunities
OA and the UK Humanities & Social Sciences: Wrong risks and missed opportunitiesSomeone once said to me that the best way to get researchers to be serious about the issue of modernising scholarly communications was to let the scholarly monograph business go to the wall as an object lesson to everyone else. After the last couple of weeks I’m beginning to think the same might be said of the UK Humanities and Social Sciences literature. I get that people are worried, even scared. I can also see some are stirring up mud behind the scenes to get academics and editors angry. But the problem is that people are focussing on the wrong problems and missing the significant opportunities to rejuvenate H&SS in the UK.
The online home of Cameron Neylon.
Leading or following: Data and rankings must inform strategic decision making, not drive them
Leading or following: Data and rankings must inform strategic decision making, not drive themAt yesterday’s Future of Impact conference, Cameron Neylon argued that universities must ask how their research is being re-used, and choose to become the most skilled in using available data to inform strategic decision making. It’s time to put down the Impact voodoo doll and stop using rankings blindly.
LSE Blog.
Open access dialog ‘Publish open access or perish?’
Open access dialog 'Publish open access or perish?'The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) will give a combination of a symposium and a workshop on publish open access. Amsterdam, February, 6th 2013, 1-5pm. Registration is free.
After an introduction by Cameron Neylon (PLoS) and Martin Rasmussen (Copernicus Publications), participants will discuss several statements relating to open access of publications, in both small groups and in a plenary session. The aim of this KNAW open access dialog is to raise awareness of open access by discussing controversial statements. In this way, advantages and disadvantages of the various publication models as well as do’s and don’ts will be considered.
Cameron Neylon gives lecture at Zijzaal Refter Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Cameron Neylon gives lecture at Zijzaal Refter Radboud University Nijmegen, the NetherlandsDuring the Open Access Week 2012 Cameron Neylon, Advocacy Director at the PLOS (Public Library of Science) will talk about the revolution in science: Zijzaal Refter Radboud University Nijmegen, Tuesday, Oct. 23rd 2012. Admisson free, subscription required.
The challenge for scholarly societies
The challenge for scholarly societiesBlogpost by Cameron Neylon on the weight societies have concerning scholarly research.
In a given space a scholarly society has a unique capacity to coordinate and organise assessment by domain experts. I can certainly imagine a society offering peer review as a core member service, independent of whether the thing being reviewed is already “published”.
Societies are all about community.
Expanding access to research publications
Expanding access to research publicationsUK: Further steps towards full open access environment.
The report of the Working Group chaired by Dame Janet Finch published on 18 June recommends a programme of action to enable more people to read and use the publications arising from research. Better, faster communication of research results will bring benefits for public services and for economic growth.
See also articles by The Guardian and Reuters and comments by Cameron Neylon and Stephen Curry.
Added Value: A disagreement on its quantitative value
Added Value: A disagreement on its quantitative valueArticle by Cameron Neylon.
A reasonable current lower bound for realisable added value by publication service providers is ~$1000 per paper. This is likely to drop as market pressures come to bear and existing archives and repositories seek to provide a wider range of low cost services.