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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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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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