Dean Giustini posts a brief history of the open access movement in Canada in wiki form.
Open Access Promo Material by Biblioteekje (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Open Access
Industry Committee Launches New Study on Science and Technology
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, chaired by Conservative MP James Rajotte, has announced plans to conduct hearings on science and technology policy this spring. The hearings represent an exceptionally important opportunity to advance issues such as open access, crown copyright, access to public data, […]
CreateChangeCanada
ARL, SPARC, and CARL have joined forces to create CreateChangeCanada, a site devoted to open access issues.
Harvard Faculty Adopts Open Access Requirement
Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences has adopted a policy that requires faculty members to allow the university to make their scholarly articles available free online, making it the first U.S. university to do so (hat tip: Mathew Ingram).
Unlocking Access
Last week, I visited Australia to deliver several talks on copyright, open access, and Internet regulation. My talk on open access – which focuses on why adopting open access models can help counter restrictive contractual terms and copyright laws – has been posted online by the University of Melbourne's Information […]
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