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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Over 1,600 sign onto COAR/SPARC Statement
Open AccessIn the last two weeks, over 1,600 individuals and organizations from 52 countries around the world have signed a statement opposing Elsevier’s new article sharing and hosting policy, underscoring that many in the scholarly community do not support the new policy. The policy imposes ...
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Monday, June 1, 2015
OpenCon 2015 Applications are Open!
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationApplications to attend OpenCon 2015 on November 14-16 in Brussels, Belgium are now open! The application is available on the OpenCon website at opencon2015.org/attend and includes the opportunity to apply for a travel scholarship to cover the cost of travel and accommodations. Applications will ...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Re COAR-recting the record
Open AccessIn its recently released “Sharing and Hosting Policy FAQ”, Elsevier “recognize(s) that authors want to share and promote their work and increasingly need to comply with their funding body and institution's open access policies.” However there are several aspects of their new policy that ...
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Friday, May 22, 2015
Elsevier sharing policy criticised over its open access credentials
Open AccessA major publisher’s new sharing policy creates “unnecessary barriers” to open access, according to an analysis.
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Thursday, May 21, 2015
Elsevier rebuffs COAR/SPARC criticism of sharing and hosting policy
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Thursday, May 21, 2015
Publisher pushback puts open access in peril
Open AccessToday the Confederation of Open Access Repositories – an international association of open access (OA) repositories – sounded an alarm that policies are being enacted which, if unchallenged, will ensure that that the foundations for these walls are cemented into place.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Speaking out on Elsevier’s Article “Sharing” Policy
Open AccessEarlier today, SPARC joined with our colleagues from the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) and 22 other international organizations to raise serious objections to the latest revisions to Elsevier’s article sharing policy. The revisions mark a significant departure from ...
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