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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
OpenCon 2016
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationOpenCon is more than a conference. It’s a platform for the next generation to learn about Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data, develop critical skills, and catalyze action toward a more open system for sharing the world’s information—from scholarly and scientific research, to educational ...
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Monday, August 1, 2016
Academic publishing in transition
Open AccessHow higher ed is helping to bring about change in the age-old models of scholarly publishing.
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Monday, June 6, 2016
Supporting the Vice-President’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative
Open Access · Open DataEarlier today, Vice President Biden announced the launch of the Genomic Data Commons...
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Monday, June 6, 2016
U.S. National Cancer Moonshot Initiative
Open Access · Open DataFormer Vice-President Joe Biden is leading a newly established National Cancer Moonshot Initiative to accelerate cancer research.
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016
EU’s Bold Open Science Recommendations Strike a Nerve
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016
EU Statement on Making All Research Open by 2020
Open Access · Open DataIn a statement released by the Competitiveness Council, EU members agreed to "support a transition to immediate open access as the default by 2020, using the various models possible and in a cost-effective way, without embargoes or with as short as possible embargoes, and without financial and legal...
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016
California Legislation Granting State and Local Government the Right to Copyright Government Works – AB 2880
Open AccessAB 2880, an amendment to current California Government and Contract Code, would give California state and local governments the authority to create, hold, and exert copyrights - including materials created by the government.
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