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Are We Still Crowdfunding Research?
Which platforms exist? Does it work? And what is funded?
Countering Gender Bias at Conferences
Re-structuring presentation programmes could make meetings more accessible.
Journal Publishers' Big Deals: Are They Worth It?
With exponential increases that reached 402% over a 20-year span, the spiralling cost of these large bundles rapidly put pressure on available budgets for books and journals from smaller learned societies.
OpenCon 2017 to Be Held in Berlin, Germany on November 11-13
Empowering the Next Generation to Advance Open Access, Open Education and Open Data.
Too Much Talk, Too Little Action
Starting this year, I will stop traveling to any speaking engagements on open science (or, more generally, infrastructure reform), as long as these events do not entail a clear goal for action.
China Publishes More Science Research with Fabricated Peer-Review than Everyone Else Put Together
China Publishes More Science Research with Fabricated Peer-Review than Everyone Else Put Together
It's hard to believe how "far ahead" China is on this front until you see it with your own eyes.
When Is Enough Enough?
In recent years, librarians have become very concerned about so-called predatory practices associated with some open access publishers. These practices, while concerning, are no where near as harmful to the academic mission as are the practices at Elsevier. We are like that metaphorical frog being slowly boiled.
Announcing the Open Science Fair 2017
The Open Science FAIR 2017 is proud to hold its inaugural international conference on all topics related to Open Science during 6-8 September, Athens.
Community Projects Directory
Want to get involved with an Open project but don’t know where to start? Check out the list of awesome projects.
LSU Sues Elsevier for Breach of Contract
Louisiana State University (LSU) filed a lawsuit on February 27, 2017, against international science publisher Elsevier B.V. for breach of contract resulting from the publisher’s exclusion of the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine from accessing content licensed by the LSU Libraries.
Survey on Open Peer Review
The results of a cross-disciplinary survey show that the majority of respondents are in favour of Open Peer Review becoming mainstream scholarly practice, as they also are for other areas of Open Science, like Open Access and Open Data.
An Online Course on Open Science
An open introductory course into the practices of Open Science explains how to make the most of the existing outputs of open research.
Why Isn't There More Scientific Literature?
Contributing to science is no easy endeavor.
Opening the Vault of Journal Subscription and Open Access Expenditures
For years, there was no overview of what the total amount being paid for journal subscriptions was per institute or on a national level.
Trump and Brexit Opportunities for EU Science
Ten years of Dutch participation in the ERC programme have been very rewarding for the small nation. The Dutch population accounts for only 3% of the total union but it receives an impressive 9% of the ERC grants. Is this a blessing or a curse?
After Failing to Commercialize, Universities Learn to Set Ideas Free
In Canada, as in many other countries, there is an expectation that universities, the producers of the research, will advance innovation by starting up companies and by filing and licensing patents.
The Ethics and Economics of Academic Publishing
Is it unethical for a Publisher to extract content from an academic author and commercially benefit from the sale of this without returning any of the economic gains back to the provider of that content or his/her employer?
ProgrammingHistorian.org
A novice-friendly, peer-reviewed tutorials that help humanists learn a wide range of digital tools, techniques, and workflows to facilitate their research.
SHERPA RoMEO: Publisher Copyright Policies & Self-Archiving
SHERPA/RoMEO database of publishers' policies on copyright and self-archiving.
A Story About Science Together
The unconference about tools and rules in collaborative research.
Moore Foundation Rolls out New Open Access Policy
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation recently announced a new Open Access Policy that will help to maximize the impact of research.
Automation Will Force Governments to Introduce Universal Basic Income
Automation Will Force Governments to Introduce Universal Basic Income
Elon Musk believes artificial intelligence that is much smarter than the smartest human on Earth could result in dangerous situations. He argues that the government must introduce a universal basic income program in order to compensate for automation.
Why ‘Disruption’ Isn’t What You Really Mean
Feeling a bit queasy these days? Small wonder. We are awash in disruption. Clearly, the d-word has long since become a trend in its own right.
Five Reasons Blog Posts Sre of Higher Scientific Quality than Journal Articles
In this blog, I will examine the hypothesis that blogs are, on average, of higher quality than journal articles.
Science Is the Name but Collaboration Is the Game
The growing need for collaboration among young scientists is more essential now than ever before, with careers in research becoming more uncertain and perilous.
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