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COUNTER Code of Practice for Usage Factors, Draft Release 1

sam.kalb — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:27:40 -0400

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 08:06 PM PDT

COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources) has released the COUNTER Code of Practice for Usage Factors, Draft Release 1.

Here's an excerpt from the announcement: read more »

Princeton goes open access to stop staff handing all copyright to journals – unless waiver granted

sam.kalb — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:55:35 -0400

Prestigious US academic institution Princeton University will prevent researchers from giving the copyright of scholarly articles to journal publishers, except in certain cases where a waiver may be granted. read more »

Tricouncils' "Comprehensive Brief on Open Access to Publications and Research Data"

sam.kalb — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:59:03 -0400

From: http://www.science.gc.ca/default.asp?Lang=En&n=1E7A5F18-1

Comprehensive Brief on Open Access to Publications and Research Data

Working together to promote access to the results of publicly funded research read more »

Knowledge For All - a new open access initiative

sam.kalb — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:22:44 -0400

Knowledge for All is an open access and open source citation database of all published scholarly journal literature that is being developed by the global library community, led by the University of Prince Edward Island with the support of the Council of Atlantic University Libraries. It will provide researchers with a single tool to search across all disciplines and the general public with free access to scholarly citations. read more »

Splashes and Ripples: Synthesizing the Evidence on the Impacts of Digital Resources

sam.kalb — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:02:23 -0400

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 08:01 PM PDT

JISC has released Splashes and Ripples: Synthesizing the Evidence on the Impacts of Digital Resources.

Here's an excerpt: read more »

U.S. Government Funding For Open Education Materials a "Game Changer"

sam.kalb — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:45:57 -0400

Michael Geist's column

Appeared on February 27, 2011 in the Toronto Star as U.S. digital project signals the rise of versatile e-textbooks read more »

Open Textbook Publisher Flat World Knowledge Expands its Presence in Canada

sam.kalb — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:59:26 -0500

Jim Rozsa, Managing Director at Northrose Associates, in Whitby, Ontario, and a network of sales managers are bringing Flat World’s open textbook model to professors and administrators seeking high-quality alternatives to traditional textbooks that can cost students $1,000 or more per year. read more »

World's Largest Medical Student Organization Throws Weight Behind Open Access

sam.kalb — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:13:54 -0500

World's Largest Medical Student Organization Throws Weight Behind Open Access; Student-Led Right to Research Coalition Now Represents Nearly 7 Million Students Internationally via ResourceShelf on 1/19/11 read more »

Submission Fees—A Tool in the Transition to Open Access?

sam.kalb — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:57:13 -0500

The Knowledge Exchange has released Submission Fees—A Tool in the Transition to Open Access?

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11 New OA Mandates Since OA Week Challenge Posted

sam.kalb — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:51:59 -0400

Eleven new mandates in response to the OA Week OA Mandate Challenge raises institutional adoptions to 102 (plus 4 proposed) and departmental adoptions to 26 (4 plus four proposed). There are also 46 funder mandates (and 8 proposed) for a total of 174 mandates (plus 16 proposed). From Stevan Harnad, SPARC IR, 20/10/2010 read more »