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Monday, September 21, 2015
How digital ‘tree of life’ embodies the potential of open science
Open Access · Open DataScientists have developed a comprehensive, open map of the relationships among all known life. The project illustrates how open-science principles and digital technology can bring together information to expand understanding of a complex subject.
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Monday, August 17, 2015
Open Access in Latin America: A paragon for the rest of the world
Open AccessLatin America is one of the world’s most progressive regions in terms of open access and adoption of sustainable, cooperative models for disseminating research; models that ensure that researchers and citizens have access to the results of research conducted in their region. SciELO is a ...
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Monday, August 3, 2015
Bill would require public access to taxpayer-funded research
Open AccessThe Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted in favor of a bill that would require publicly funded research to be made available online, for free, within a year of publication.
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Thursday, July 30, 2015
Senate panel passes bill to give public access to more research
Open Access · Open DataA Senate panel on Wednesday passed legislation to require certain federally funded research to be open to the public.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Senate panel approves public access bill
Open AccessOpen-access advocates are heralding a Senate panel’s approval today of a bill that would require U.S. science agencies to make the peer-reviewed research papers they fund freely available to the public.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015
SPARC Applauds Senate Committee Action on Public Access Legislation
Open AccessFor Immediate Release: July 29, 2015 Contact: Ranit Schmelzer 202-5380-1065 | [email protected] SPARC Applauds Senate Committee Action on Public Access Legislation HSGAC approves Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act, which would ensure that public access to ...
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015
SPARC Innovator: Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL)
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Saturday, June 27, 2015
SPARC/ACRL Forum: Advancing ‘Open’ through Library Partnerships with Students and Early Career Researchers
Open AccessOver the past few years, collaborations have been increasing between academic libraries and students and early-career researchers (ECRs) -- specifically around the issues of Open Access, Open Educational Resources and Open Data. Although academic libraries often work directly with faculty ...
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