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Defining Social Impact
I’m doing quite a bit of reading about social or societal impact connected to open science. The easiest starting point, and one that is not uncommon, is the UN’s Sustainable...
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Anticompetitive Practices Reduce Diversity of Knowledge
In June, a bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced a package of antitrust reform bills targeted at curbing anticompetitive practices in online markets. The bills followed a series of House...
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Dispatch from the United Nations 2nd Open Science Conference
In July I attended the virtual Open Science Conference hosted by the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library; the program and other details are on the UN Library’s website. Reflecting on...
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UCLA Library/OCLC Non-roman Script Project Bridges Access Gaps to Research Materials
With resources available in 414 languages and 12 million print and electronic volumes, UCLA Library attracts more than 15 million information seekers from around the world annually via its website....
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SCOSS 2021 Update: Library Consortia Create Path for Funding Open Infrastructure
The Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS) will soon announce its third round of funding targets for open scholarly infrastructure providers. Since 2017, the SCOSS Board has worked...
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Libraries and Librarians as Key Partners in Accelerating Public Access to Research Data
The Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) have released their Guide to Accelerate Public Access to Research Data, the result of two...
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How the Humanities Will Help Us Recover
The humanities enrich our understanding of our own and others’ experience of the world, and help us imagine and build a better future as we recover from a year of...
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Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2021 Reminds Us That Fair Use Is a Right
Last week more than 50 universities, associations, and organizations celebrated the eighth annual Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, a celebration of these critical copyright doctrines that foster scholarship and creativity. Fair...
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Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2021 Day 5 Roundup
Last week was Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. The week is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities...
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Fair Use Jurisprudence 2019–2021
We are excited to celebrate Fair Use Week with a new report from the UC Irvine Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology (IPAT) Clinic: Fair Use Jurisprudence 2019–2021: A Comprehensive Review....
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