For the past decade or so, a number of scientists have argued that the World Wide Web offers a way to unlock the gates that was not possible when scientific results were conveyed solely by print-on-paper. Advocates of “open access” argue that research results must be made available such that all scientists can see them and use them, for free, via the Web.
Open Access, Or, Why Have an Institutional Repository?
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Should mandatory open access be extended to all federally funded research?
A consortium of research institutions is lobbying to extend the NIH open-access policy to other federally funded research.
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Looking for alternatives to expensive legal research through Westlaw and LexisNexis? Here's a non-exhaustive list of ten alternative sources for legal research (aimed primarily at lawyers and law students) that are useful - and much cheaper.
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Extending mandatory open access beyond the NIH
The NIH requires free, public access to research they fund. Now the Office of Science and Technology Policy is considering extending the policy to other federal agencies that fund academic research.
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Texas effectively denies open access to state law
A recent change to the Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure gives "memorandum" opinions full precedential value - but those opinions are currently only accessible through the very expensive Westlaw or LexisNexis.
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New law journal launches that focuses on open source
There's a new law journal in town: "The International Free and Open Source Software Law Review (IFOSS L. Rev.) is a collaborative legal publication aiming to increase knowledge and understanding among lawyers about Free and Open Source Software issues. Topics covered include copyright, licence implementation, licence interpretation, software patents, open standards, case law and statutory changes."
Post title: Open Access, Or, Why Have an Institutional Repository?
Authored by: krisnelson
Date posted: Apr 25, 2007
Categorized as: education • library
Tagged with: open access • research • science
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