The University of Ottawa's recent forum on open access is now available as a webcast.
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SCC to Make Factums Available Online
Simon Fodden reports from the LexUM Conference (I'm there too) that Supreme Court of Canada Justice Michel Bastarache just informed the conference that the Court is committed to providing factums online beginning with a series of test cases next year.
The Basement Interviews: Peter Suber
Richard Poynder has posted a great and informative interview with open access leader Peter Suber.
Audio Version of Open Access Panel
I recently participated on an open access panel at the University of Ottawa. My presentation can be found here; an MP3 version of the panel is here (I'm the final speaker).
New CIHR Policy a Victory for Open Access
My weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) focuses on last week's announcement of a new CIHR open access policy. The column touches on many of the issues I raised in my initial blog posting, including the implications for publishers and the mounting pressure on Canada's other granting […]
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