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Thursday, May 12, 2016
Theme of 2016 International Open Access Week to be “Open in Action”
Open AccessInternational Open Access Week has always been about action, and this year’s theme encourages all stakeholders to take concrete steps to make their own work more openly available and encourage others to do the same.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Webinaire: Soutien des bibliothèques et des services de recherche à la Politique des trois organismes sur le libre accès aux publications
Open AccessLa Politique canadienne des trois organismes sur le libre accès aux publications est officiellement entrée en vigueur l’an dernier. Tout chercheur ayant reçu une subvention des IRSC, du CRSNG ou du CRSH depuis le premier mai 2015 doit s’assurer que les publications avec arbitrage qui découlent ...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Webcast: Library & Research Services Supports for Tri-Agency Open Access Policy
Open AccessThe Canadian Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications officially took effect one year ago. Any researchers awarded grants by CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC since May 1, 2015 must ensure that peer-reviewed articles resulting from these grants are publicly accessible within 12 months of publication. ...
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Monday, May 2, 2016
Transitioning Your Journal from Subscription to Open Access
Open AccessMany university libraries have established programs to assist in the transitioning of journals from the subscription model to open access. Here are some resources related to university publishing programs.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Hosted by SPARC, OpenCon 2016 to be held in Washington DC on November 12-14
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Thursday, April 21, 2016
Vice President Biden Calls for Open Access, Open Data, & New Research Incentives for Cancer Research
Open Access · Open DataLaunched by the Administration in January of this year, the $1 billion Cancer Moonshot initiative aims to achieve ten years worth of progress in cancer research in half that time. Vice President Joe Biden has met with thousands of stakeholders across all sectors, seeking suggestions for how to ...
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016
In Science, Inspiration Can Come From Unlikely Places
Open Access · Open DataA mom reached out to a scientist with a novel idea for an experiment. Years later, her hunch has blossomed into a published scientific study.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Why Is It So Expensive to Read Academic Research?
Open AccessThe serials pricing crisis has been busting academic libraries’ budgets—and creating ever-widening information gaps between rich and poor countries—since the 1970s, when subscription prices to academic journals first started rising faster than the rate of inflation.
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