Links - SHERPA Open Access Basics Glossary of Open Access Abbreviations, Acronyms and Terms - Our comprehensive list, which includes numerous links to the websites of organisations involved in the Open Access movement. Open Access Overview. A Very Brief Introduction to Open Access. Open Access Archive Briefing Papers. Six things that researchers need to know about open access Another gem from Peter Suber's SPARC Open Access Newsletter. Open Access Journals Open Access journals are the other strand of the move towards open access to research articles. The processes of peer-review and editorial functions are left entirely unchanged: the only difference is the stage at which funds are put into the publication process: and since an entire intermediate "middleman" stage is left out, its cheaper, too. Our partners in OpenDOAR, Lund University, run the Directory of Open Access Journals - DOAJ, which is the standard directory in this area, listing over 2000 peer-reviewed open access journals. Harnad, Stevan.
OA MPG Open Access Overview (definition, introduction) Peter Suber First put online June 21, 2004. Last revised December 5, 2015. Suggested short URL for this page = Peter Suber Director, Harvard Office for Scholarly CommunicationDirector, Harvard Open Access ProjectFaculty Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society Senior Researcher, Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources CoalitionResearch Professor of Philosophy, Earlham Collegepeter.suber@gmail.com This overview is also available in Chinese (October 2011), Czech (December 2013), French (September 2012), German (September 2011), Greek (February 2012), Japanese (January 2013), Polish (July 2015), Romanian (September 2012), Russian (January 2012), Slovenian (July 2005), Spanish (March 2012), and Swahili (December 2015).
The Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics Budapest Open Access Initiative Scholarly Communication for Librarians This item is in: Chandos > Information management > Publishing Heather Morrison, University of British Columbia, Canada The most satisfying aspect of Scholarly Communication for Librarians is Morrison's evaluation of the roles librarians can play as scholars writing, archivists managing repositories, acqusitions experts purchasing, authorities on publishing advising faculty, reference librarians answering research questions, and advocates of open access pushing for publishing models that support availability of information over profit for private investors. One of the book's strongest chapters examines the economics of scholarly journals using the concept of the cost per article of producing articles in various types of journals. The book is easy to read and most importantly provides practical coverage of a topic that is of interest to librarians and other information professionals. Usually dispatched within 24 hours About the author Open access - What is open access?
Information Program | Open Society Foundations The Information Program confronts the potential of digital technologies—both the opportunities they present for civic participation, inclusive education, and accountable governance, and the new threats they pose to open society values. The Information Program’s terrain is the new—networked—public sphere, the space fusing participatory online networks with traditional institutions and media, which is now both a central battleground in many struggles for open society, and an arena rich with opportunities to foster open society. Below are some of our main areas of focus. Skills & Capabilities in the Networked Public Sphere New technologies, a proliferation of communication channels, and the rising flood of data are upending advocacy. Civil Liberties in the Digital Environment Digital technologies are rendering our actions, public and private, into data sets that governments and corporations can track, control, and often own outright. Access to Knowledge
SHERPA - Repositories and Service Providers SHERPA Repositories Partners University of Birmingham - EPrints Service University of Bristol - Bristol Repository of Scholarly Eprints (ROSE) British Library - EPrints University of Cambridge - DSpace @ Cambridge Durham University - Durham Research Online University of Edinburgh - Edinburgh Research Archive (ERA) University of Glasgow - Glasgow ePrints Service London LEAP Consortium University of Newcastle upon Tyne - Newcastle University Library E-Print Service University of Nottingham - Nottingham ePrints University of Oxford - ORA (Oxford University Research Archive) White Rose Partnership - White Rose Research Online University of Leeds University of Sheffield University of York Affliate Partners Other UK Institutional Repositories A list of UK Insitutional Repositories and primary contacts for use by academic authors is also available. All UK repositories A complete list of UK repositories is available from the OpenDOAR site. The World's repositories SHERPA Search
eLib Supporting Studies It was recognised that there was a need for a number of studies to be carried out to support the Electronic Libraries Programme in various areas. There are currently therefore three main strands of supporting studies activity funded by eLib: Evaluative Studies, managed by the Tavistock Institute Preservation Studies, managed by BLRIC UKOLN-managed studies and workshops (resulting from MODELS and elsewhere) Other Supporting Studies are available at the foot of this page. Links to electronic versions of some of the reports are available below; the others are forthcoming. Printed copies can be purchased from LITC (Library Information Technology Centre), South Bank University, London. Evaluative Studies, managed by the Tavistock Institute Preservation Studies, managed by BLRIC UKOLN-managed Studies The studies included in the UKOLN-managed strand have emerged from several sources, including the MODELS project; four workshops are also included. Other Supporting Studies
Internet Archaeology Project Details Internet Archaeology Project web site Programme area Electronic Journals Contact details Dr Michael Heyworth, Deputy Director & Information Officer Council for British Archaeology, Bowes Morrell House, 111 Walmgate, YORK, YO1 2UA Phone: 01904 671417 Fax: 01904 671384 Email: m.heyworth@dial.pipex.com Judith Winters Internet Archaeology Office, Department of Archaeology, University of York, The King's Manor, YORK, YO1 2EP Phone: 01904 433955 Fax: 01904 433939 Email: editor@intarch.ac.uk Project description as of May 8th 1997 Introduction This project in the Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib) has established an international electronic journal for archaeology. Description Conventional publication via the printed page cannot do justice to the rich diversity of archaeological information. Key deliverables The key deliverables for the project are as follows: The first issue of the journal was mounted on the Internet in September 1996, and further issues appear regularly.
DIAD Project Details DIAD: Digitisation in Art and Design Project web site Programme area Digitisation Contact details Ms Pat Batley, Project Director, London Institute, LCPDT Elephant and Castle London SE1 6SB Phone: 0171 514 6500 ext 6581 Fax: 0171 514 6579 Email: pat.batley@caxton.lond-inst.ac.uk Ms. Project description as of 4th January 1996 Introduction The members of this consortium are aware of a number of key issues for Higher Education identified by Follett and other recent reports. This project in the Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib) will create a digitised record of selected core journals in the subject areas of design and the applied arts. Description DIAD will identify and evaluate a selection of art and design journals in consultation with representatives of the HE community and produce test databases making them available for user-testing. Project Timetable The project is divided into three phases. Participants
Internet Library of Early Journals Project Details Internet Library of Early Journals Project web site Programme area Digitisation Contact details Peter Leggate, Keeper of Scientific Books, Radcliffe Science Library Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QP Phone: 01865 272820 Fax: 01865 272821 Email: pl@bodley.ox.ac.uk Hugh Wellesley-Smith, Deputy Librarian, Edward Boyle Library University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT Phone: 0113 2335542 Fax: 0113 2335539 Email: h.n.wellesley-smith@leeds.ac.uk Project description as of 4th January 1996 Introduction Digitisation is a key mechanism by which libraries with important research collections can fulfill their responsibilities by providing improved access to users in other UK higher education institutions and internationally. Description We will explore variables in the digitisation, retrieval and display processes which could affect both cost of image and index creation and the acceptability to the user. image creation: from both paper originals and existing microfilm copies. The Users