UK plan for open access to research is a golden opportunity, not a cost
UK plan for open access to research is a golden opportunity, not a costStephen Curry on the costs of research referring to all reports recently published on opening up science.
News blog
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.
The science of measurement
The science of measurementInteresting blogpost by David Worlock, chairman of Business Information Industry Association (BIIA) on the thinking that
Science is based upon measurement and evaluation, yet the activities of scientists have themselves been less measured and evaluated than the subjects of their research.
Publisher Reed Elsevier falls 2% after Europe backs calls for open access to research
Publisher Reed Elsevier falls 2% after Europe backs calls for open access to researchWorries about open access hit shares but analysts say developments unlikely to impact revenues yet.
The Guardian.
Interview on open access with Heinz Pampel
Interview on open access with Heinz PampelAxel Rhamelow (Deutschlandradio) in an interview with Heinz Pampel, working in the coordination office of the Helmholz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren.
In German. Deutschlandradio.
All documents from EU-funded research online
All documents from EU-funded research onlineThis website lists all documents in the development of the Commission’s policies on access to scientific information.
Comment on European Commission’s release on opening up scienitific data
Comment on European Commission's release on opening up scienitific dataJonathan Gray from the Open Knowledge Foundation looks at what the European Commission’s recent announcement on access to scientific data could mean for science and for public engagement with science.
Gray mentions that open data is seen as open not only to scientists but also to all citizens.
The Guardian. Data Blog.
Neelie Kroes, vice-president of the European Commission about opening up science in the EU
Neelie Kroes, vice-president of the European Commission about opening up science in the EUToday we detail our plans to make available under open access all publications stemming from EU-funded research. We also commit to progressively open access to research data.
See also the official press release.
Open Researcher and Contributor ID will be launched in October 2012
Open Researcher and Contributor ID will be launched in October 2012At launch, the ORCID Registry and system will include the following features:
- Usability: Individuals may claim and create their own record and manage their record and account, including assigning proxy access.
- Fields & Objects: The ORCID record will include mandatory fields for Name, email, and Organization, and additional fields to capture information about Publications, Grants, Patents and Education History.
- Privacy Management: Individuals (or proxies) may manage field-level privacy settings for the information stored in their record: Private (share with no one), Limited Access (share only with those specified), and Public (share with everyone).
- Member Read/Write Access Interface: Authorized ORCID Members may add information to an individual’s ORCID record using an OAuth API. ORCID Members may read public, and if authorized, limited access data from the ORCID registry via the OAuth API.
- Public Data Read Access Interface: Members and non-members may use a public API and interface to read public data from the ORCID registry.
- Widgets & Member Site Integration: Widgets, badges, instructions, and descriptions of ORCID will be available to support integration between sites.
- Logging & Tracking: The ORCID system will log key information on system performance and record changes.
David Willetts‘ response on Finch Report
David Willetts' response on Finch ReportLetter to Dame Janet Finch on the Government Response to the Finch Group Report: “Accessibility, sustainability, excellence: how to expand access to research publications”.
See also comment by Stephen Curry.
RCUK announces new Open Access policy
RCUK announces new Open Access policyResearch Councils UK (RCUK) has today, 16th July 2012, unveiled its new Open Access policy. Informed by the work of the National Working Group on Expanding Access to Published Research Findings, chaired by Professor Dame Janet Finch, the policy at once harmonises and makes significant changes to existing Research Councils’ Open Access policies.
See also blogpost on nature.com.
Free access to British scientific research within two years
Free access to British scientific research within two yearsRadical shakeup of academic publishing will allow papers to be put online and be accessed by universities, firms and individuals.
The Guaridian.
What does it cost to publish a paper with Elsevier?
What does it cost to publish a paper with Elsevier?Mike Taylor on the costs of no-open-access publishing.
Open Access Days Vienna: programme online now
Open Access Days Vienna: programme online now26. Sept. + 27. Sept. 2012. Call for papers closed, but admission to workshops still open.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axr80qm6NHw
Open Digital Repositories Conference Edinburgh 2012. Opening Keynote from Cameron Neylon - Network Enabled Research.
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
SPARC Europe response to the Finch Report
SPARC Europe response to the Finch ReportSparc Europe comments on the Finch Report. and says that the Finch Report might have not focused on open but rather extended access and queries the use of (insufficient) data on which the report’s findings are based on.
Starting an Open Access Journal: a step-by-step guide part 1 & 2
Starting an Open Access Journal: a step-by-step guide part 1 & 2Martin Paul Eve, doctoral researcher at the University of Sussex, U.K., created a step-by-step guide on how to create an open access journal.
The Scholar: New open access journal online
The Scholar: New open access journal onlineFree publishing for PhD students with .ac.uk address and free subscription to all. The Scholar aims to become No.1 open access journal in the U.K. and covers all disciplines.
Should Society Journals go open access?
Should Society Journals go open access?Mike Taylor, University of Bristol, UK discusses the pros and cons concerning society journals as open access.
Jeffrey Beall’s List of Predatory, Open-Access Publishers, 2012 Edition
Jeffrey Beall’s List of Predatory, Open-Access Publishers, 2012 EditionAccording to Jeffrey Beall predatory, open-access publishers
are those that unprofessionally exploit the author-pays model of open-access publishing (Gold OA) for their own profit.
A new open journal on Data Science
A new open journal on Data ScienceSpringer has introduced a new open, peer-reviewed journal focused on Data Science: EPJ Data Science.
Library statement on Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations
Library statement on Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiationsIFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) and other library organizations express concern at TPPA (Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement) IP (intellectural property) chapter.