Connotea: Bookmarks matching tag oa.new (50 items) |
- Straw Poll on Continuing AmSci Forum
- Wiring up Creative Commons – hey, can you make money from this? | Symbiartic, Scientific American Blog Network
- Online Deposit of the Work of Individual Scholars
- Open Access Week celebrated
- Reinventing Discovery by Michael Nielsen – review
- Getting Health Data from Inside Your Body - Technology Review
- Exploring open access in higher education | Higher Education Network | guardian.co.uk
- Open Kenya | Transparent Africa
- DSpace in Africa: Growing Open Access to Knowledge and Culture - Open Access Week
- New Models in Research, Publishing Among Topics Explored During African Studies Meeting
- Testing freedom of information laws — and taking your requests
| Straw Poll on Continuing AmSci Forum Posted: 27 Nov 2011 06:47 AM PST listserver.sigmaxi.org Of the seven responses received to date, all seven are in favor of continuing the Forum. Richard Poynder and Thomas Krichel have each offered to moderate. Three of those who voted to continue also endorsed Richard Poynder (Alma Swan spontaneously, Helene Bosc and Barbara Kirsop when I had followed up their responses to inform them that Richard Poynder and Thomas Krichel had offered to moderate). Note that a straw poll of a list of 1000+ subscribers, most of whom never post, is not the same thing as an election. I will wait a little longer for responses, and post another compendium in a few days. If those who have been active contributors to the Forum across the years feel it should continue, it will continue. |
| Posted: 26 Nov 2011 10:44 AM PST blogs.scientificamerican.com |
| Online Deposit of the Work of Individual Scholars Posted: 26 Nov 2011 10:24 AM PST AWOL - The Ancient World Online, (18 Nov 2011) "A couple of years ago, I began to collect a list of links to places where scholars were depositing copies of their originally print based word....It is virtually impossible for one person to maintain anything like a comprehensive list, even within a single field, of scholars using these tools to disseminate their work. I wonder if there is another model, perhaps a wiki, where those who post their own work online, and those who encounter the work of others online could contribute to a cooperatively produced index. If you have any ideas along these lines, or would like to participate in such an venture, drop me a a line, or post a public comment below...." |
| Posted: 26 Nov 2011 10:18 AM PST ASSAf - Science for Society - eNewsletter, (24 Nov 2011) "The Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities was signed by three South African universities during Open Access Week....In South Africa the University of Pretoria, the University the Free State and the University of Stellenbosch signed the Declaration...." |
| Reinventing Discovery by Michael Nielsen – review Posted: 26 Nov 2011 10:16 AM PST m.guardian.co.uk "Nielsen asks scientists to reinvent what they do, for the good of science and the good of society. His call to arms is timely and important...." |
| Getting Health Data from Inside Your Body - Technology Review Posted: 26 Nov 2011 09:12 AM PST www.technologyreview.com "Hugo Campos believes that patients with implanted medical devices deserve access to the data they collect....He wants access to the data being collected inside his body by an implanted cardiac defibrillator. He believes that having this information could help him take control of his health —for example, by helping him figure out what triggers his frequent attacks of abnormal heart rhythms. While not life-threatening, they cause dizziness, fainting, and chest pain. But he says device makers are reluctant to make that information available, mostly for commercial reasons....[M]anufacturers have told him that the device is implanted to deliver therapy, not to provide information to the patient. And doing so is not part of their business model....Another obstacle to open access, he adds, is that the information is incredibly valuable...." |
| Exploring open access in higher education | Higher Education Network | guardian.co.uk Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:16 AM PST |
| Open Kenya | Transparent Africa Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:15 AM PST |
| DSpace in Africa: Growing Open Access to Knowledge and Culture - Open Access Week Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:15 AM PST www.openaccessweek.org "In Africa and in many countries around the world the need to manage, preserve and create open access to formerly “locked down” knowledge and culture has become apparent. Developing countries have recognized the need to utilize knowledge resources in order to leverage economic development, research and educational opportunities. One example is Kenya Open Data....DSpace has been a player in creating open access to information since it was launched in 2002. This open source, easy-to-use repository application has been instrumental in providing universities and institutions all over the world with a tool for getting resources online and making them accessible. In 2004 there were 9 DSpace instances in Africa. Due the work of DSpace Ambassadors and other community outreach efforts that number has increased to 46 today. For the next five days DuraSpace will offer a glimpse into what’s “in” some DSpace repositories in Africa on each day in celebration of Open Access Week 2011...." |
| New Models in Research, Publishing Among Topics Explored During African Studies Meeting Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:13 AM PST diverseeducation.com " It’s easy for scholars in the United States and many European nations to take for granted all of the rich academic resources at their disposal. Often, with a few simple keystrokes on a computer, they can access wellsprings of information to enhance their body of work. Not so on the African continent, where ethical and government lapses, as well as technological disadvantages, prevent scholars and others from accessing and building equitable research materials. During one session hosted at the African Studies Association’s 54th annual meeting, which was held in Washington, D.C., this past weekend, experts discussed the challenges and promises related to creating useful archives of work and models of research and publishing in African studies...." |
| Testing freedom of information laws — and taking your requests Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:11 AM PST www.facebook.com "Most of the world's people now live in countries with freedom of information laws, the majority of which were adopted in the past decade....This year the AP wondered what might happen if we tested the promises of government transparency. In a single week in January, AP reporters requested information in 105 countries and the European Union. We hand delivered letters in Liberia, logged into a website in Mexico, picked up the phone in Portugal and sent a certified letter in Japan, all asking for the same information. Then we waited. Only 14 countries responded with the full information we asked for within their legal deadline. Most countries did not provide us with any of the information we asked for. Three out of 10 requests were completely ignored...." |
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