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Key questions in the UK’s shift to open-access research
Soon, we’ll all be reading publicly funded UK research free of charge. That momentous change has been in the works since last March, and in December the British government explained why and how it would happen (yes, although you might not guess it from recent media reports, the UK open-access shift was underway well before what the Guardian has called this year’s ‘Academic Spring’). The way it will work is simple: the agencies that support UK scientists will require them to make their research papers free. They’ve required this since 2006; but now they’re going to enforce it. Beyond a draft policy document from Research Councils UK (RCUK, the umbrella body for the United Kingdom’s seven taxpayer-funded grant agencies) little said since December has been added to the government’s outline, leaving open-access watchers speculating on some sticky issues around the switch. The open-access delay The first issue: will research papers be instantly open or will publishers get to impose a delay?
Somos Anonymous · ELPAÍS.com
Este es su lema: "Somos una legión, no perdonamos, no olvidamos, espéranos. Anonymous". Así es como cierra sus anuncios y comunicados este movimiento sin líderes y sin portavoces, con voz, pero sin cara. O más bien con máscara: la máscara del anarquista revolucionario de V de Vendetta, la novela gráfica de Alan Moore, la que inspiró la película protagonizada por Natalie Portman y Hugo Weaving en 2006. La máscara se ha convertido en símbolo de un movimiento ciberactivista que no se anda con chiquitas. La semana pasada colapsaron las webs oficiales de Túnez , tras la inmolación de un joven de 26 años. En Anonymous sería imposible que se produjera un infiltrado, aseguran, porque no hay líderes "La mayor parte de los 'anonymous' no son 'hackers', son usuarios de Internet como cualquiera", dice uno Todo apunta a que sus miembros consideran más que superada la vieja dialéctica izquierda-derecha Anonymous está en su momento. No todos los miembros de Anonymous son hackers, no. Pregunta. . P. R.
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The unreasonable Tevatron: Calculating the economic impact of basic science
John Womersley, chief executive officer of the U.K.'s Science and Technology Facilities Council. Photo: STFC During a recent symposium at Fermilab, a speaker took the stage to defend government investment in basic science. John Womersley, chief executive officer of Britain’s Science and Technology Facilities Council, was referring to a saying by the eminently quotable George Bernard Shaw. “Particle physics is unreasonable,” Womersley said at the June 11 symposium celebrating the now-retired Tevatron particle accelerator. But scientists are persistent, he said; when they don’t have the things they need to conduct an experiment, they take it upon themselves to create them. “And when those technologies, those inventions, those innovations happen,” Womersley said, “they spread out into the economy, and they generate a huge impact.” The Tevatron was completed in March 1983 and ran until September 2011. According to the U.S. So Womersley moved on to superconducting magnets. Any takers?
El lado oscuro de la red 2.0.: el panóptico
Las redes sociales son dinero y poder. Aunque es imposible predecir el futuro podemos prever que el nuevo entorno de la red no es ajeno al mundo empresarial y afectará a empresas y profesionales de forma profunda. Las empresas parecen destinadas a tener un nuevo rol dentro del área marketing, donde empresas, profesionales y consumidores se relacionarán. Más que hablar de publicidad o impactos, hablaríamos del poder de la influencia, de generar ideas. El impacto en los profesionales es mucho más profundo y cambiará buena parte de nuestra vida tal y cómo la conocemos, será una vida diferente. Las redes sociales son social “MEDIA” Aunque no es un tema demasiado cómodo, pues parte de la filosofía del 2.0., es hablar de generosidad y armonía de la red, lo cierto es que una buena parte de los que están en las redes sociales lo están por temas relacionados por su “profesión” y para obtener ventajas profesionales o de negocio. El fenómeno nos ha sorprendido a todos.
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Why panning for gold may be detrimental to open access research | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional
The gold model for open access research may end up costing universities more, removing one of the significant advantages that open access was supposed to deliver. Photograph: Murdo Macleod The government's response last week to the recommendations of the Finch Report on open access was a bold one, advocating a policy for extending access to publicly-funded research which will lead the way worldwide. If the rest of the world follows the UK's lead, then the future for scholarly publishing is bright indeed. The government response states explicitly that, for research funded by the public purse, it favours gold over green open access. The gold solution carries considerable cost implications for universities, who will have to find money from existing budgets to meet the charges involved. It is not immediately obvious that any market pressure will be brought to bear on APCs for key journals. There is a cheaper, and, we believe, better, alternative – the green, repository route.
20 Inspiring TED Videos for Graphic and Web Designers
TED is a nonprofit organization that transmits “Ideas Worth Spreading.” It all started in 1984 as a talk conference that brought people from three industries: Technology, Entertainment, Design. TED has some of the most inspiring, innovative, and creative people speak about various subjects. Their goal is to keep moving forward and to make the world a better place. What I love most about TED is the fact that there are so many intelligent individuals that try to change the world as we know it for the better. While we just go along with our daily routine and lives, they spend days trying to solve problems that we face as a society. We decided to share with you some of the most interesting videos in the design field. 1. 20 years ago, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. 2. How many poets could cram eBay, Friendster and Monster.com into 3-minute poem worthy of a standing ovation? 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In his typically candid style, Richard St. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
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