Why open access isn’t enough in itself
Paywalls may not be the only barrier we need to overcome if the public is to benefit from academic research, says Ellen Collins
The Guardian.
Tag Archives: higher education
Open access and the humanities: reimagining our future
Although the open access movement has been going strong for 10 years and has had good take-up in certain scientific disciplines, such as physics, the humanities currently lack the infrastructure and funding mechanisms needed to support the transition period triggered byRCUK’s (Research Councils UK) mandate.The Guardian Higher Education Network.
Open access information – The Finch Report – urgent call for evidence
Urgent feedback from colleagues working in the Higher Education sector is sought on the implications of the Finch Report. Please submit your evidence before 5pm on 31st January 2013 topolicy@cilip.org.uk or by submitting a comment on the CILIP Information & Advice Blog where further information is also available.
Higher education: our MP3 is the mooc
Higher education: our MP3 is the moocIt’s been interesting watching this unfold in music, books, newspapers, TV, but nothing has ever been as interesting to me as watching it happen in my own back yard. Higher education is now being disrupted; our MP3 is the massive open online course (or mooc), and our Napster is Udacity, the education startup.
We have several advantages over the recording industry, of course. We are decentralised and mostly non-profit. We employ lots of smart people. We have previous examples to learn from, and our core competence is learning from the past. And armed with these advantages, we’re probably going to screw this up as badly as the music people did.
Clay Shirky. The Guardian.