SCOAP3 repository now open for the community to harvest content through OAI-PMH feeds - July 21, 2014
The SCOAP3 repository is now open for the community to harvest content through OAI-PMH feeds. The SCOAP3 repository hosts Open Access articles published under the SCOAP3 initiative. It is built on Open Source software and has been recently featured at the Open Repository 2014 conference. The… Read More
Authors Guild v. HathiTrust: Implications for libraries - July 15, 2014
Jonathan Band, policybandwidth and legal counsel to the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), recently released an analysis of the recent Authors Guild v. HathiTrust decision, "What Does the HathiTrust Decision Mean for Libraries?". As Band notes, 'The decision has implications for libraries that go far beyond the… Read More
ICSTI 2014 Annual Conference to focus on Information and Infrastructure for Innovation – New Approaches for Knowledge Platforms - July 10, 2014
The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) will convene in Tokyo, October 20-21, 2014 for its Annual Conference hosted by the Japanese Science and Technology Agency – JST. Renowned experts from Japan and abroad will explore themes such as Open Platforms for Data Sharing,… Read More
COAR responds to STM Publishing Association’s statement on embargo periods - July 9, 2014
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has published a reply to STM Publishing Association's statement on embargo periods (May 28, 2014). In May 2014, the Confederation of Open Access Repositories and several international organisations published a statement supporting the… Read More
SPARC and the World Bank to co-host International Open Access Week 2014 kick-off event - July 7, 2014
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the World Bank will co-host the official kickoff event for International Open Access Week 2014 on October 20, 2014, from 3-4pm EDT, with a reception to follow. The event will be held at the headquarters of the… Read More
Two thousand OA articles published with SCOAP3 funding since January 2014 - July 2, 2014
The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) has announced that two thousand Open Access articles have been published with SCOAP3 funding since January 2014 in 10 journals from 11 publishers and learned societies. These articles are released under a CC-BY license, and… Read More
