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http://www.arl.org/sparc/media/archive/news2008.shtmlNews & Media Archive 2008
In News & Media 2008
Dec 18, 2008
Services, marketing and creativity are key to digital repository success
Resources and presentations from recent SPARC repositories meeting now online
Dec 15, 2008
SPARC and ACRL Announce Slate for Denver Forum on Open Educational Resources
Four pioneers from the Open Educational Resources community will offer their insights into “The transformative potential of Open Educational Resources (OER)” at the next SPARC-ACRL Forum, to be held during the 2009 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Denver, CO.
Dec 12, 2008
SCOAP3 Information Session at ALA Midwinter
An information session with Dr. Salvatore Mele, Project Leader of the Open Access Section and Interim Project Manager for SCOAP3 at the CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research, will be held at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Saturday, January 24, 2009, 10:30 a.m.–noon, at the Colorado Convention Center, Room 705. No registration is necessary to attend this event.
Dec 1, 2008
SPARC-ACRL Denver Forum to Focus on Open Educational Resources
SPARC and ACRL have announced that the SPARC-ACRL Forum at the 2009 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Colorado, will examine “The transformative potential of Open Educational Resources.”
Nov 21, 2008
At SPARC Digital Repository Meeting, Shulenberger Calls Out AAUP, ACS
Library Journal Academic Newswire, November 20
Nov 20, 2008
4 Faculty Members Are Honored as U.S. Professors of the Year
Nov 18, 2008
SPARC Digital Repository Meeting Kicks Off Discussion of a "Disruptive" Future that Remains Largely Untapped
Nov 14, 2008
In Boost for NIH Policy, Major Autism Research Organization Mandates Public Access
Library Journal, Academic Newswire, November 13, 2008
Nov 13, 2008
SPARC's 2008 letter to members and three things we focused on this year
Not a SPARC member? You can help.
Nov 12, 2008
Sure, you'd rather focus on science than on debates about open access. But the decisions made today about publishing models are relevant not only to your work, but also to the future of biomedical research. So pay attention.
The November issue of Genome Technology focuses entirely on Open Access. And, this issue has been made openly available under a CC license. Great tool for conversations with faculty!
Nov 10, 2008
Reminder: Sparky Awards submission deadline is November 30
For complete details, including 2008 judges and sponsorship by Campus MovieFest, visit www.sparkyawards.org.
Oct 28, 2008
INTERACTIVE MARKETING SESSION TO BE FEATURED AT SPARC DIGITAL REPOSITORIES MEETING
Last Chance to Register and Book Hotel at Reduced Rates
Oct 16, 2008
CREATIVE CAST TO AUDITION IDEAS AT SPARC REPOSITORIES MEETING INNOVATION FAIR
Diatomscapes, personal repositories, depositor reluctance, Amazon.com, and theses are a few of the themes repository champions will introduce at the SPARC Digital Repositories Meeting 2008 Innovation Fair. Twenty presenters from four countries will voice the creative and innovative tactics used to cement local support and bolster repository growth to more than 1,100 sites worldwide. The SPARC meeting will be held November 17 and 18th at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, USA.
Oct 16, 2008
On “OA Day,” Open Access Publishers Announce Formation of a Trade Association
Oct 14, 2008
PLoS and SPARC release new "Voices of Open Access" video series
Oct 4, 2008
Open Access Day call for shout outs - submit by October 9
Oct 2, 2008
SPARKY AWARDS LINK UP WITH CAMPUS MOVIEFEST; JUDGES PANEL TO INCLUDE NEW MEDIA LUMINARIES
Oct 1, 2008
Open Access Day registration closes Friday, call for shout-outs
Campuses and organizations who wish to participate in the online events scheduled for October 14, 2008 are reminded to register at http://openaccessday.org/contact/ no later than Friday, October 3. Details to access the broadcasts will be sent only to registered participants and registration is limited to 100 for each event.
**Please note: Celebrations of Open Access Day are not limited to participation in these broadcasts. See the growing list of campuses and organizations in Canada, Chile, India, Italy, Japan, Moldova, Mozambique, UK, USA, and other countries that are arranging their own activities or simply distributing materials at http://openaccessday.org/librarians/.
The organizers now invite Open Access supporters everywhere to submit “shout-outs” to be broadcast in conjunction with the Day. A shout-out is a short (maximum 30 seconds) video greeting and statement of support for Open Access that will be shared with participants worldwide. Shout-outs should be uploaded to the OA Day channel at http://www.vimeo.com/oaday08 no later than October 9, 2008.
Follow the link for details on scheduled events or visit http://www.openaccessday.org.
Sep 23, 2008
Canada missing out on open access momentum
Michael Geist, The Toronto Star
Sep 22, 2008
In Blunt Terms, Copyright Lawyers, Researchers, Librarians Blast Anti-NIH Bill
Library Journal, September 17, 2008
Sep 18, 2008
After Hearing, Sweeping Anti-NIH Bill To Be Shelved—for Now
From Library Journal Academic Newswire, September 16, 2008
Sep 15, 2008
At Hearing, Witness Says NIH Policy Will “Destroy” Commercial Scientific Publishing
From Library Journal Academic Newswire, September 11, 2008
Sep 15, 2008
New Bill Would Forbid Copyright Transfer as a Condition for Federal Funding
From Library Journal Academic Newswire, September 11, 2008
Sep 15, 2008
Congressional Hearing Over Public Access Filled With High Drama
Jennifer Howard, The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 12, 2008
Sep 11, 2008
SPARC ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER ROSTER FOR NOVEMBER REPOSITORIES MEETING
Early bird registration deadline is September 15, 2008
Sep 5, 2008
NIH Public Access Policy To Face Copyright Challenge in Congress?
Andrew Albanese — Library Journal, 9/5/2008
Aug 29, 2008
Happy OA Day!
Library Journal Academic Newswire, Aug 28
Aug 28, 2008
FIRST OPEN ACCESS DAY TO BE HELD OCTOBER 14, 2008
SPARC, the Public Library of Science (PLoS), and Students for FreeCulture have jointly announced the first international Open Access Day. Building on the worldwide momentum toward Open Access to publicly funded research, Open Access Day will create a key opportunity for the higher education community and the general public to understand more clearly the opportunities of wider access and use of content.
Aug 12, 2008
NEW WEB TOOLS HELP EDUCATORS USE SPARKY VIDEO AWARDS IN FALL COURSES
The organizers of the Sparky Awards video contest have released several new resources to help college instructors and librarians engage students in an exploration of information sharing and copyright by encouraging their participation in the 2008 contest. The competition, which recognizes the best new short videos on the value of sharing, is well suited for use as a class assignment.
Aug 7, 2008
Deadline Approaches for SPARC Institutional Repository Meeting “Innovation Fair”
Jul 30, 2008
Now online: Video from the SPARC-ACRL forum on Campus Open Access Policies
Jul 30, 2008
New: Open Access Teaser Cards, for the Right to Research Campaign
Eye-catching and inexpensive to distribute, our new Open Access teaser cards are designed to grab student attention where they roam. Order copies or print your own, tear apart, and place this guerrilla piece strategically around campus - in library carrels, around the coffee shop, or around the department. Phrases like “The article you couldn’t read might have earned your paper an A+, but you’ll never know” point readers directly to the problem of research access and invite them to check the righttoresearch.org Web site to learn more. Order professionally printed copies (below) or download.
Jul 25, 2008
Should Publishers Have a Role—and an Interest—in Facilitating NIH Compliance?
Library Journal Academic Newswire, July 24
Jul 25, 2008
PubMed Central Submissions Jump Sharply Under New NIH Policy
Library Journal Academic Newswire, July 24
Jul 25, 2008
Open or Shut? The Question of Open Access
[PDF] An article by Aaron Welborn, in the spring 2008 Off the Shelf.
Jul 22, 2008
Webcast Invitation - The Right to Research: Engaging students on the topic of access to research
Please join us for the latest installment in The Right to Research campaign. At this online event, student leaders Gavin Baker and Nelson Pavlosky will lead a discussion on: why working with students is critical to advancing the discussing of access to research; how to effectively engage students on campus and what resources are available; and specific actions to take next semester – including an announcement of our next nationwide on-campus event to raise awareness.
Jul 14, 2008
INNOVATION FAIR DEADLINE EXTENDED - CALL FOR PROPOSALS: SPARC DIGITAL REPOSITORIES MEETING
Jul 7, 2008
SPARC Europe and DRIVER sign Memorandum of Agreement
Jul 2, 2008
Innovative Choice: SPARC gives Innovator Award to Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Library Journal Academic Newswire, June 26
Jul 2, 2008
SPARC Forum: Harvard’s Shieber Discusses OA Policy; UC Officials Recall Near Miss
Library Journal Academic Newswire, July 1
Jun 26, 2008
ALA Annual Conference Under Way in Anaheim, CA
Library Journal Academic Newswire, June 26
Jun 26, 2008
HARVARD ARTS AND SCIENCES FACULTY RECOGNIZED AS NEWEST SPARC INNOVATORS
SPARC has named the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University as the newest SPARC Innovators for their unanimous vote in support of a policy that ensures Open Access to the faculty’s published research results.
Jun 25, 2008
SPARC Announces Lineup for 2008 Institutional Repository Conference
Library Journal Academic Newswire, June 24
Jun 25, 2008
Univ. of Calgary Is First in Canada To Establish Open Access “Authors Fund”
Library Journal Academic Newswire, June 24
Jun 24, 2008
THOUGHT-LEADERS IN POLICY, INNOVATION, AND ADVOCACY HEADLINE SPARC FALL DIGITAL REPOSITORIES MEETING
Higher-education leader David Shulenburger, Science Commons head John Wilbanks, and marketing communications strategist Bob Witeck are keynote speakers slated for the SPARC Digital Repositories Meeting 2008 in Baltimore on November 17-18. The international gathering, organized by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) in cooperation with SPARC Europe, and SPARC Japan (a Japan National Informatics Institute initiative), will offer a practical exploration of how open online archives hosted by universities, colleges, and government agencies can enhance their service to scholars, institutions, and the public.
Jun 20, 2008
Reminder: SPARC-ACRL Forum to address Harvard open access policy
SPARC and ACRL announce that the SPARC-ACRL Forum during the 2008 American Library Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif., will provide a timely look at “Campus Open Access Policies: The Harvard Experience and How to Get There.” Co-sponsored by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services—Continuing Resources (ALCTS-CRS), the forum will give an up-close look at the recent vote by Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences enabling open access to their scholarly articles in an institutional repository.
Jun 16, 2008
Introducing The Right to Research campaign, a letter from SPARC to instruction librarians (April 2008)
Jun 12, 2008
SPARC and the right to research.
Jun 10, 2008
New tools promote wider sharing of research for scholars across disciplines
ACRL, ARL, and SPARC have released a new series of bookmarks in the Create Change campaign, which targets scholars in different disciplines with messages about the benefits of wider research sharing. Librarians can use these freely available files to enhance their efforts to engage faculty interest in changing the way scholarly information is shared.
May 22, 2008
Shieber To Lead Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication
May 19, 2008
Reminder: May 30 Deadline - Submissions for the SPARC Digital Repositories Meeting
Registration now open
May 15, 2008
SPARC Launches “Change” Series with Article on Libraries’ OA Funding
Library Journal, 5/15/08.
May 3, 2008
SPARKY VIDEO CONTEST
May 2, 2008
Sparky Awards Theme Announced
From the Chronicle, May 1 edition.
Apr 30, 2008
SECOND ANNUAL SPARKY VIDEO CONTEST SPOTLIGHTS STUDENT VIEWS ON INFORMATION SHARING
Six library, student, and advocacy organizations today announced the Second Annual Sparky Awards, a contest that recognizes the best new short videos on the value of sharing and aims to broaden the discussion of access to scholarly research by inviting students to express their views creatively.
Apr 30, 2008
SPARC, Science Commons Release Institutional OA Guide
Library Journal Academic Newswire, April 29, 2008
Apr 28, 2008
SPARC AND SCIENCE COMMONS RELEASE GUIDE TO CREATING INSTITUTIONAL OPEN ACCESS POLICIES
SPARC and Science Commons have released “Open Doors and Open Minds: What faculty authors can do to ensure open access to their work through their institution.” The new white paper assists institutions in adopting policies that ensure the widest practical exposure for scholarly works produced, such as that adopted by the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences in February.
Apr 23, 2008
SPARC Europe and the Directory of Open Access Journals Announce the Launch of the SPARC Europe Seal for Open Access Journals
Seal to Set Standards for Open Access Journals
Apr 22, 2008
Leo Waaijers Receives SPARC Europe Award for Outstanding Achievements in Scholarly Communications, 2008
Apr 22, 2008
SPARC-ACRL Forum Will Addresses Harvard Open Access Policy
Apr 11, 2008
Scholarly access considered
From the Manitou Messenger
Apr 8, 2008
Perspective on Open-Access Publishing: An Interview with Peter Suber
Apr 8, 2008
SPARC To Host Digital Repositories Meeting in November
Library Journal Academic Newswire
Apr 8, 2008
New video highlights the benefits of rights management for authors
ACRL, ARL, and SPARC have released a new, short video to help librarians effectively engage disciplinary faculty and researchers on the topic of author rights. Starting a conversation with faculty researchers about securing their rights as authors is timelier than ever, given the new NIH Public Access Policy.
Apr 8, 2008
New Create Change interview features Carolyn Kenny, for Music Therapy & Indigenous Studies
Carolyn Kenny is a professor of human development and indigenous studies at Antioch University in Santa Barbara, California and also a board certified music therapist.
Apr 8, 2008
The Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science Student Association Publication
Pratt Institute, February 2008
Apr 8, 2008
SPARC ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER DIGITAL REPOSITORIES MEETING
SPARC, in partnership with SPARC Europe and SPARC Japan/National Institute of Informatics, announces the SPARC Digital Repositories Meeting 2008, to be held November 17-18, 2008 at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland.
Apr 4, 2008
Publishers Still Unhappy with Congress, NIH over Open Access Law
Feb 29, 2008
SPARC, Science Commons, and ARL offer options for university implementation of new NIH Public Access Policy
SPARC, Science Commons, and ARL have jointly released a white paper to help university and medical school administrators ensure their institutions comply with public access requirements that are soon to be a condition of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding.
Feb 28, 2008
CARL AND SPARC ANNOUNCE CREATE CHANGE CANADA
Popular Web site adapted to help Canadian scholars widen exposure for their research
Feb 21, 2008
Celebrations and Tough Questions Follow Harvard's Move to Open Access
The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 21, 2008
Feb 12, 2008
At Harvard, a Proposal to Publish Free on Web
New York Times, February 12, 2008
Feb 11, 2008
Profile of the IR at U. of British Columbia
UBC Reports, February 7, 2008
Feb 11, 2008
New database of publishing agreements and publisher OA policies
Open Access News, Friday, February 08, 2008
Feb 11, 2008
Past and future of the NIH public access policy
Open Access News, February 08, 2008
Feb 11, 2008
More on OA textbooks
One Way to Rein In Textbook Costs: Make Them Free, Chronicle of Higher Education, February 1, 2008
Feb 11, 2008
Author attitudes toward SPARC Partner journals
Open Access News, February 06, 2008
Feb 6, 2008
OA mandate at CIHR takes effect
See Peter Suber’s comments from last September on the CIHR policy.
Feb 6, 2008
NISO Issues Best Practices for Shared E-Resource Understanding (SERU)
Feb 5, 2008
NEW SPARC DISCUSSION FORUM TO ADDRESS AUTHOR RIGHTS
List to help libraries navigate copyright, support authors in a changing environment
Feb 4, 2008
Robin Peek, What’s Next Post Mandate?
Information Today (preprint), March 2008 issue
Feb 4, 2008
US physics advisory panel supports SCOAP3
Jan 31, 2008
LJ Academic Newswire Newsmaker Interview: Student Open Access Activist Gavin Baker
Library Journal Academic Newswire, January 31, 2008
In Advocacy
Dec 10, 2008
Vote now to make Public Access to research a priority for the Obama administration
The Obama Transition Team is following the lead of the campaign staff and continuing to actively use social networking technology to help set the incoming administration’s priorities. Peter Suber has suggested that CTO consider a mandate requiring Public Access to all publicly funded research, and supporters of the issue are weighing in to add their vote for the CTO to make this a priority issue. Please add your vote to the list to send the message to the incoming CTO that Public Access to taxpayer-funded research should be a priority.
Nov 26, 2008
New: NIH PubMed Central submission methods videos - Method D
6-minute WMV file. Also available fromhttp://publicaccess.nih.gov.
Nov 26, 2008
New: NIH PubMed Central submission methods videos - Method C
WMV file of 12 minutes. Also available athttp://publicaccess.nih.gov.
Nov 12, 2008
Sure, you'd rather focus on science than on debates about open access. But the decisions made today about publishing models are relevant not only to your work, but also to the future of biomedical research. So pay attention.
The November issue of Genome Technology focuses entirely on Open Access. And, this issue has been made openly available under a CC license. Great tool for conversations with faculty!
Oct 3, 2008
NIH responds to public comments on its OA policy
Sep 18, 2008
Australia ups the ante on global access to research
From Times Higher Education, September 18, 2008
Sep 18, 2008
(Concluded) CALL TO ACTION: Tell Congress you oppose the Fair Copyright in Research Works Act
This bill would effectively reverse the NIH Public Access Policy, as well as make it impossible for other federal agencies to put similar policies into place.
Sep 16, 2008
NIH UPDATE: Congressional hearing on legislation to overturn the NIH Public Access Policy
On September 9, Representative John Conyers (D-MI), Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary, introduced legislation that would amend U.S. copyright law, overturn the NIH Public Access Policy, and effectively make it illegal for other U.S. federal agencies to enact similar policies. The proposed legislation is the Fair Copyright in Research Works Act (HR6845).
Sep 16, 2008
[PDF] 33 Nobelists support the NIH Public Access Policy and oppose attempts to weaken or halt
Sep 11, 2008
Is the NIH Public Mandate in Danger?
From Library Journal Academic Newswire, September 9, 2008
Sep 9, 2008
NIH Update: PubMed Central Numbers Surge Dramatically in July
From Library Journal Academic Newswire, September 4, 2008
Jul 25, 2008
Should Publishers Have a Role—and an Interest—in Facilitating NIH Compliance?
Library Journal Academic Newswire, July 24
Jul 25, 2008
PubMed Central Submissions Jump Sharply Under New NIH Policy
Library Journal Academic Newswire, July 24
Jul 25, 2008
Guidance for researchers on the NIH Public Access Policy
[PDF] An article by Norka Ruis Bravo, in the July newsletter of the American Society for Cell Biology
Jul 15, 2008
NIH Releases Transcripts for March 20th Meeting
Jul 11, 2008
NIH Public Access Policy Does Not Affect U.S. Copyright Law
In response to the NIH’s second request for information and public comment on the revised, mandatory public access policy, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) commissioned a legal brief to attempt to raise additional questions about the policy. The brief falsely asserts that the NIH policy amends U.S. copyright law and adversely affects current international trade agreements. To make clear the misleading nature of AAP’s assertions, and to help reiterate that the NIH policy has no affect on U.S. copyright law or international trade, SPARC and ARL, with advice from legal counsel, have prepared a detailed response to AAP’s arguments.
Jun 23, 2008
Creator of PubMed Central BioMedical Research Database Recognized for Outstanding Citizen Service
Dr. David Lipman a finalist for prestigious 2008 Service to America Medal
Jun 3, 2008
SPARC letter to NIH, in response to call for public comment
[PDF] As part of the National Institutes of Health recent Request for Information (NOT-OD-05-022), concluded on May 30, SPARC submitted 15 pages of supporting comments and extensive citations. The letter outlines in detail the need for the NIH policy, the sufficiency of the policy development process, strengths of the current implementation, potential enhancements of the policy, and ideas for monitoring.
May 7, 2008
NIH Updates its Public Access Policy FAQ
The NIH has made significant revisions to its NIH Public Access Policy Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page (http://publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm). These revisions were posted on May 2, 2008. For your reference, we have detailed the revisions – which include one blanket change, a series of added questions and answers, and some revisions –below. Please circulate to anyone who may be interested in or affected by the policy.
Apr 15, 2008
Harold Varmus talks about the NIH policy on NPR's Science Friday
The Nobel Prize winner discusses the new NIH Public Access Policy with host Ira Flatow.
Apr 11, 2008
Continued Commitment to Grassroots Legislative Advocacy
Podcast. Listen to Jonathan Miller, Director of Olin Library at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, talk about his experience as one of the inaugural group of ACRL legislative advocates.
Apr 8, 2008
Three principles for university open access policies
From the SPARC Open Access Newsletter, April 2008, by Peter Suber.
Apr 8, 2008
Implementing the new NIH policy: Featuring university-sponsored resources for authors
From the SPARC Open Access Newsletter, April 2008, by Peter Suber.
Apr 8, 2008
NIH Director Zerhouni welcomes comments on public access policy implementation
…”We believe that public access after a reasonable embargo period of up to a year to research funded by NIH will help advance science and improve human health while preserving peer review and the value of scientific publishing,” …
Apr 8, 2008
NIH Public Comments Reveal Librarian Support
From Library Journal Academic Newswire, March 25, 2008
Apr 8, 2008
SPARC comments offered at NIH public meeting
Contributions from David Carlson, SIUC, and SPARC Director Heather Joseph are online now.
Apr 8, 2008
SPARC continues to support the timely implementation of the NIH mandate
On March 17, 2008, SPARC responded to the NIH call for comments held in conjunction with a public meeting to be held on the NIH Public Access Policy, March 20. A copy of those comments follows.
Apr 8, 2008
New ACRL online chat to focus on NIH policy implementation
Join us on March 27 for the inaugural ACRL OnPoint chat on the newly mandatory NIH Public Access Policy. The discussion of how libraries are leveraging this new policy on campus will be convened by ACRL Scholarly Communication Committee member Karen Williams and Linda Watson, president of the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries. Discuss actions your library is taking or could take, such as educating authors, offering deposit services and partnering with your office of sponsored research.
Apr 8, 2008
Progress toward Public Access to Science
Harold Varmus on Implementation of the NIH Public Access Policy
Apr 7, 2008
Public Access Begins
From The Scientist
Mar 17, 2008
SPARC continues to support the timely implementation of the NIH mandate
We strongly believe that effective, immediate implementation of this policy will greatly improve the ability of researchers to access, share, and use the results of the critical biomedical research funded by your agency.
Feb 28, 2008
Complying with the NIH Public Access Policy - Copyright Considerations and Options
On January 11, 2008, the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) adopted a revised Public Access Policy for peer-reviewed journal articles reporting research supported in whole or in part by NIH funds. Under the revised policy, the grantee shall ensure that a copy of the author’s final manuscript, including any revisions made during the peer review process, be electronically submitted to the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central (“PMC”) archive and that the person submitting the manuscript will designate a time not later than 12 months after publication at which NIH may make the full text of the manuscript publicly accessible in PMC. This White Paper is written primarily for policymaking staff in universities and other institutional recipients of NIH support responsible for ensuring compliance with the Public Access Policy.
Feb 18, 2008
ARL Guide to NIH Public Access Policy Now Online
Association of Research Libraries, February 18, 2008
Jan 12, 2008
Revised Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research
National Institutes of Health, January 11, 2008
Jan 12, 2008
European Research Council releases OA guidelines - six months, mandatory
See the Open Access News blog for details and comment.
In Partners
Dec 6, 2008
Bioline International Spreads Its Wings
Dec 3, 2008
Digital Repository Federation (Japan) and DRIVER sign Memorandum of Agreement
Nov 28, 2008
November/December issue of eIFL newsletter
Nov 26, 2008
The 10 Most Influential People in Science
Nov 19, 2008
Bioline International launches International Membership & Sponsorship drive – November, 2008
Nov 18, 2008
BioMed Central Launches the Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Nov 12, 2008
New OA journal of genomic medicine from BMC
Nov 12, 2008
Interview with a PLoS ONE academic editor
Nov 7, 2008
DOAJ launches RSS feed of recent additions
Nov 5, 2008
Electronic Green Journal moves to UC eScholarship
Oct 30, 2008
OSA launches repository for article-related datasets
Oct 22, 2008
BioMed Central acquired by Springer Science+Business Media
Oct 19, 2008
OJS now used by 2000 journals
Oct 16, 2008
Bioline budget in jeopardy
Oct 14, 2008
Announcing the launch of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, OASPA
Oct 9, 2008
New issue of BioOne News [PDF]
Oct 7, 2008
Bio One Announces 2009 Collections, Pricing
Oct 7, 2008
New Nobel laureates published in PLoS journals
Oct 2, 2008
DRIVER and eIFL to collaborate
Oct 2, 2008
New release of Open Conference Systems
Oct 2, 2008
BioOne and PCG expand marketing and sales partnership globally
Sep 30, 2008
DOAJ call for memberships
Sep 23, 2008
New issue of eIFL.net Newsletter
Sep 15, 2008
OA blogs from eIFL countries
From Open Access News.
Sep 10, 2008
Open Journal Systems now available in Farsi
Sep 10, 2008
More than 200,000 articles searchable through DOAJ
From Open Access News.
Sep 8, 2008
BioMed Central Evolutionary Biology Journal interview for ScienceWatch
Aug 28, 2008
Public Knowledge Project 2009 Conference in Vancouver Announced
Aug 25, 2008
MPS and PLoS agree upon central funding of publication fees
Jul 15, 2008
SPARC Publisher Partner Evolutionary Ecology Research awarded Eminent Ecologist Award
Jul 2, 2008
New pricing model for Euclid Prime introduced
[PDF]
Jul 2, 2008
BioOne News 2:3 (July 2008)
[PDF]
Jun 26, 2008
BioOne and PCG Announce Marketing and Sales Partnership for North America
Jun 23, 2008
2007 Impact factors for BMC journals
Jun 23, 2008
2007 Impact factors for PLoS journals
Jun 18, 2008
Project Euclid Appoints Mira Waller as Project Manager [PDF]
Jun 9, 2008
eIFL award winning story “Open Source Software brings a new lease of life to libraries in Palestine”
May 28, 2008
Public Knowledge Project releases OCS version 2.1
May 12, 2008
Putting the patient first: Cases Journal holds the promise of better care
May 5, 2008
eIFL.net on Open Access, Open Education, and Creative Commons
Apr 25, 2008
New Screencast: Submitting to OCS
Apr 23, 2008
SPARC Europe and the Directory of Open Access Journals Announce the Launch of the SPARC Europe Seal for Open Access Journals
Seal to Set Standards for Open Access Journals
Apr 16, 2008
eIFL tries to balance copyright and access to knowledge
Apr 15, 2008
Many countries, one goal: Access to Knowledge
Advocacy for Access to Knowledge: copyright and libraries eIFL-IP global conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 4-5 April 2008
Apr 10, 2008
Leading breast cancer journal celebrates its 10th anniversary
Apr 8, 2008
BMC launches Molecular Cytogenetics
New journal by BioMed Central
Apr 7, 2008
BioOne Releases New Model Publication Agreement
Apr 5, 2008
NIH Public Access Policy becomes mandatory from April 7th
from Peter Suber’s Open Access blog: BMC isn’t alone in this category, but the advantages it lists are real. While many journals from many publishers meet the NIH criteria for making deposits on behalf of authors, not all of them are OA, and not all of the OA journals use open licenses.
Feb 26, 2008
BioMed Central New Journal Email Alert
BioMed Central, February 26, 2008
Feb 20, 2008
eIFL launches portal of IRs from developing and transition countries
Open Access News, February 19, 2008
Jan 15, 2008
UC eScholarship Repository exceeds 5 million full-text downloads
Jan 12, 2008
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Jan 9, 2008
January 2008 Issue of BioOne News
Jan 2, 2008
BioOne Announces New Agreement with Allen Press, Powered by Atypon
In Publications
Dec 16, 2008
SPARC enews/December 2008
Dec 3, 2008
Peter Suber's Predictions for 2009
Dec 3, 2008
December issue of the SPARC Open Access Newsletter
This issue offers Peter’s predictions for the coming year, focusing on what to expect from the Obama administration and the worldwide recession. The round-up section briefly notes 137 OA developments from November.
Nov 14, 2008
SPARC enews/November 2008
Nov 4, 2008
Heather Joseph: Getting the message across
For Heather Joseph, it’s all “A question of access” (1) to scholarly research
From the November issue of the Journal of Cell Biology
Nov 3, 2008
An open letter to the next President of the United States
From the SPARC Open Access Newsletter, November edition, by Peter Suber.
Nov 3, 2008
SPARC Open Access Newsletter, November edition
This issue includes an open letter to the next President of the United States, arguing that a national policy to require OA for publicly-funded research would serve the national priorities to reduce our carbon footprint, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and create jobs in a burgeoning economic sector devoted to green technology and green energy. The round-up section briefly notes 143 OA developments from October.
Oct 16, 2008
SPARC enews/October 2008
Oct 4, 2008
A bill to overturn the NIH policy
Six months after the new, strengthened version of the NIH OA policy took effect, it faces a bill in Congress to overturn it. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) introduced the Fair Copyright in Research Works Act (H.R. 6845) on September 9. Conyers is the chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee, which is the House committee most responsible for copyright legislation, especially through its Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. The subcommittee held a hearing on the Conyers bill on September 11. (For links to the bill and hearing, see the bibliography below.)
Oct 4, 2008
October issue of the SPARC Open Access Newsletter
This issue takes a close look at the bill to overturn the NIH public access policy, the Fair Copyright in Research Works Act (H.R. 6845), and the publishing lobby’s arguments in support of it. The round-up section briefly notes 149 OA developments from September.
Sep 18, 2008
SPARC enews/September 2008
Sep 16, 2008
From Advocacy to Implementation: The NIH Public Access Policy and Its Impact
Sep 1, 2008
SPARC Open Access Newsletter, September edition
By Peter Suber. This issue discusses the relationship between prestige, quality, and open access among scholarly journals.
Aug 15, 2008
SPARC enews/August 2008
Aug 4, 2008
New Create Change interview features Foreign Languages professor Daniel Ferreras
Aug 4, 2008
Gratis and libre Open Access
Aug 4, 2008
SPARC Open Access Newsletter, August issue
This issue takes a close look at two species of free online access and proposes some vocabulary to help us talk about them unambiguously. The round-up section briefly notes 115 OA developments from July.
Jul 16, 2008
SPARC enews/July 2008 - Harvard FAS and Stanford School of Education
Jul 2, 2008
Open access and the last-mile problem for knowledge
Jul 2, 2008
SPARC Open Access Newsletter, July edition
By Peter Suber. This issue takes a close look at how access barriers create a “last-mile problem” for knowledge. The round-up section briefly notes 128 OA developments from June.
Jun 16, 2008
SPARC enews/June 2008
Jun 2, 2008
Open access and the self-correction of knowledge
From the SPARC Open Access Newsletter, July edition. By Peter Suber.
Jun 2, 2008
SPARC Open Access Newsletter, June edition
by Peter Suber. This issue takes a close look at how open access facilitates the process of scientific self-correction and improves the reliability of inquiry, drawing on arguments made by John Stuart Mill in 1859. Warning: For people interested in university and funder policies, journal licensing, repository deposits, citation impact, and taxpayer rights, this could be deadly dull. But for people with the philosophy gene, it could almost be interesting. The round-up section briefly notes 126 OA developments from May.
Jun 1, 2008
An Interview with Heather Joseph
May 15, 2008
SPARC enews/May 2008, featuring the Berkeley Open Access fund
May 15, 2008
enews Feature: Berkeley steps forward with bold initiative to pay authors’ open-access charges
It’s one thing to say you support open-access publishing. It’s another to provide authors with a pot of money to actually pay for it. That’s what’s happening at the University of California Berkeley. In January, the university launched the Berkeley Research Impact Initiative, a pilot program co-sponsored by the University Librarian and the Vice Chancellor for Research to cover publication charges for open-access journals.
May 13, 2008
enews April 2008 (for February & March)
May 13, 2008
enews - December 2007/January 2008
May 5, 2008
What we don't know about open access: research questions in need of researchers
From the SPARC Open Access Newsletter, May edition, by Peter Suber.
May 5, 2008
May edition of the SPARC Open Access Newsletter
By Peter Suber. This issue tries to get specific about what we don’t know about open access and poses a series of research questions in need of researchers. The round-up section briefly notes 125 OA developments from April.
Apr 25, 2008
OPEN DOORS AND OPEN MINDS: What faculty authors can do to ensure open access to their work through their institution
Apr 8, 2008
Three principles for university open access policies
From the SPARC Open Access Newsletter, April 2008, by Peter Suber.
Apr 8, 2008
Implementing the new NIH policy: Featuring university-sponsored resources for authors
From the SPARC Open Access Newsletter, April 2008, by Peter Suber.
Apr 8, 2008
The SPARC Open Access Newsletter, April issue, now online
By Peter Suber. This issue brings together the many online guidelines and resources for implementing the new NIH policy, and takes a close look at the principles and policy options for universities considering an OA policy. The round-up section briefly notes 97 OA developments from March.
Apr 8, 2008
March issue of the SPARC Open Access Newsletter
This issue takes a close look at the new OA mandate adopted by a unanimous vote of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The round-up section briefly notes 109 OA developments from February. By Peter Suber.
Feb 28, 2008
Complying with the NIH Public Access Policy - Copyright Considerations and Options
On January 11, 2008, the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) adopted a revised Public Access Policy for peer-reviewed journal articles reporting research supported in whole or in part by NIH funds. Under the revised policy, the grantee shall ensure that a copy of the author’s final manuscript, including any revisions made during the peer review process, be electronically submitted to the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central (“PMC”) archive and that the person submitting the manuscript will designate a time not later than 12 months after publication at which NIH may make the full text of the manuscript publicly accessible in PMC. This White Paper is written primarily for policymaking staff in universities and other institutional recipients of NIH support responsible for ensuring compliance with the Public Access Policy.
Feb 4, 2008
February issue of the SPARC Open Access Newsletter
This issue takes a close look at open access mandates adopted or revealed in January, with special attention to those from the European Research Council and the US National Institutes of Health. The round-up section briefly notes 118 OA developments from January.
Feb 1, 2008
The NIH mandate: An open access landmark
Jan 7, 2008
An open access mandate for the NIH
From the SPARC Open Access Newsletter, January 2008.
Jan 7, 2008
SPARC Open Access Newsletter, January issue
This issue takes a close look at the long-sought Congressional victory mandating OA at the NIH. It also contains Peter Suber’s annual look back at OA developments from the previous year. The round-up section briefly notes 85 OA developments from December.
Jan 7, 2008
Open Access in 2007
From the SPARC Open Access Newsletter, January 2008.
Jan 1, 2008
A Question of Access—Evolving Policies and Practices
In Pricing
Apr 15, 2008
Periodicals Price Survey 2008: Embracing Openness
Global initiatives and startling successes hint at the profound implications of open access on journal publishing
Apr 15, 2008
Library Journal's Periodicals Price Survey 2008: Open Access Hits Critical Mass