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July 21, 2015 1:04 AM
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Greece's Universities Lose Access to Digital Journals Due to Non-Payment

Greece's Universities Lose Access to Digital Journals Due to Non-Payment | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From greece.greekreporter.com - July 3, 2015 9:27 PM
Since crisis-hit Greece can't pay the academic subscription for its educational institutions, Greek students and scientists won't have access to digital

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Of course, this concerns only the profit-based digital publishing. Fortunately, as long as they can run their computers and surf on the Internet, Greek researchers will continue to have full access to all the scholarly literature available in repositories on the Web. 

A clear demonstration that wherever an article is published, it is essential that it is made available in an open access repository if publicly funded research is not to be concealed behind a third party paywall...

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Edition Scientifique - Inra Sad's curator insight, July 21, 2015 3:51 AM

Effet collatéral de la crise en Grèce... Mais il y a sûrement d'autres universités ailleurs qui n'ont pas ou plus les moyens d'accéder aux abonnements hors de prix imposés par les grands éditeurs.

Un argument de plus pour le libre-accès !
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July 16, 2015 3:02 PM
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The case against the journal article: The age of publisher authority is going, going, gone — and we’ll be just fine.

The case against the journal article: The age of publisher authority is going, going, gone — and we’ll be just fine. | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From blogs.lse.ac.uk - July 16, 2015 3:02 PM
Heidi Laine evaluates the often unsubstantiated claim that the journal article is central to the research communication process. Is a formal article really such a law of nature? She argues that the...
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Exactly what I believe... The old journal article is bound to disappear. Whether we admit it or not.
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July 11, 2015 1:42 AM
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Access to the Internet, open science and open access as necessities for sustainable development

From docs.google.com - July 11, 2015 1:42 AM
An open letter to the Sustainable Development team at the United Nations.
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ist IRD's curator insight, July 13, 2015 9:20 AM

"Pour tous ceux et celles qui s'intéressent à la recherche scientifique et à l'enseignement supérieur dans les pays du Sud, notamment en Afrique francophone, l'adoption prochaine par l'ONU des Objectifs de développement durable mérite attention. Ce processus pourrait en effet être l'occasion d'y inclure l'importance de l'accès à Internet, de la science ouverte et du libre accès pour le développement durable.

Si ces questions sont importantes pour vous, nous vous invitons à signer cette lettre ouverte qui sera envoyée sous peu à l'équipe du développement durable de l'ONU et peut-être parrainée par un président (négociation en cours)."

Florence Piron

Association science et bien commun

Projet SOHA (Science ouverte en Haïti et en Afrique francophone)

http://projetsoha.org
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July 9, 2015 1:28 AM
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‘Fraudulent’ peer review strikes another academic publisher; 32 articles questioned

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From www.washingtonpost.com - July 9, 2015 1:28 AM
Hindawi is just the latest in a string of journals to uncover fake reviewers.
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In these times of massive scientific production, of huge publication overload and emerging communication technologies, the much revered 'peer review' dogma is showing its limits.On top of the overpricing problem, it is becoming an additional difficulty in the growing debate on the evolution of scientific communication: the whole process of performing research, sharing results and evaluating researchers must be (and will be, whether we like it or not and whether we control it or not) reconsidered altogether.
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July 3, 2015 4:50 PM
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Comparing numbers makes things look more real and proportionate: Elsevier vs Greece

From bernardrentier.wordpress.com - July 3, 2015 4:45 PM
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June 29, 2015 2:18 AM
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Remove barriers to open science, says head of EU policy unit

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From www.timeshighereducation.co.uk - June 28, 2015 2:00 AM
Jean-Claude Burgelman also tells London conference of need to 'embed' the concept in society

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June 14, 2015 2:39 AM
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Enfirouapé. An open letter to Elsevier by Didier Pélaprat

Enfirouapé. An open letter to Elsevier by Didier Pélaprat | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From bernardrentier.wordpress.com - June 14, 2015 2:39 AM

Didier Pelaprat (INSERM, France) wrote recently an open message to Alicia Wise (Elsevier) on the Open Access Forum GOAL. It is so right to the point, so much in line with what I think and so much b...

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Edition Scientifique - Inra Sad's curator insight, June 15, 2015 6:13 AM

Ne plus se faire avoir... ne plus se faire arnaquer...

 
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June 13, 2015 12:40 AM
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A Seal is awarded by DOAJ to journals that adhere to high levels of openness, best practice and publishing standards

A Seal is awarded by DOAJ to journals that adhere to high levels of openness, best practice and publishing standards | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From doajournals.wordpress.com - June 13, 2015 12:40 AM
The DOAJ Seal is now live. Although DOAJ has been indicating which journals get the Seal since March 2014, the Seal is now displayed alongside those journals that qualify. Look for this symbol: We'...
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May 29, 2015 2:07 AM
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Elsevier clashes with researchers over open access publishing for academic texts

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From www.abc.net.au - May 28, 2015 11:24 PM
Academic publishing is a multi-million dollar business dominated by just a few major publishing houses. Many academics and open access advocates believe that’s unfair—publishers simply take researchers’ work and sell it back to them, they say. Stan Correy takes a look at the state of play.

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Richard Poynder: "Elsevier’s Director of Access & Policy, Alicia Wise states that they “have received neutral-to-positive responses from research institutions and the wider research community.” Yet, since the “Statement against Elsevier’s sharing policy <https://www.coar-repositories.org/activities/advocacy-leadership/petition-against-elseviers-sharing-policy/>” was published on Wednesday May 20, 2015), it has been signed by close to 700 organizations and individuals, demonstrating that there is significant opposition to the policy."

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May 24, 2015 2:28 AM
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Although claiming the opposite, "Hybrid" Open Access Journals are always being paid twice for the same article, once by the author and once by the subscribing reader

From juser.fz-juelich.de - May 24, 2015 2:28 AM
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May 14, 2015 1:59 AM
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La publication scientifique : Le temps des dérives

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From binaire.blog.lemonde.fr - May 14, 2015 1:59 AM
La publication scientifique : Le temps des dérives
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May 6, 2015 6:33 AM
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PASTEUR4OA : supporting and promoting the development and alignment of OA policies in Europe - Newsletter May 2015

PASTEUR4OA : supporting and promoting the development and alignment of OA policies in Europe - Newsletter May 2015 | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From us9.campaign-archive1.com - May 6, 2015 6:33 AM
The PASTEUR4OA project supports the development and alignment of Open Access strategies and policies at the national level to promote the implementation of the European Commission's 2012 Recommendation on Access to Scientific Information and the Open Access Mandate for Horizon 2020.
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April 20, 2015 10:22 AM
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Dutch progress in Open Access

From vsnu.nl - April 20, 2015 10:22 AM
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After two decades of tough fighting, OA has definitely become the world's standard of scholarly publications, whether one likes it or not. Let's remain vigilant and keep avoiding the dangerous trap of an escalating "pay to publish" system that would be totally anti-democratic (only the richest can publish in 'posh' journals).
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July 16, 2015 11:57 PM
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oasisbr : the Brazilian portal of scientific publications in Open Access

oasisbr : the Brazilian portal of scientific publications in Open Access | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From oasisbr.ibict.br - July 16, 2015 11:57 PM

Close to 1 million documents in OA.

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July 14, 2015 2:34 AM
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Dutch universities and Elsevier fail to reach consensus

Dutch universities and Elsevier fail to reach consensus | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From www.united-academics.org - July 14, 2015 2:34 AM
VSNU called upon academics to play a vital role in breaking deadlock. Recently, scholars and several research libraries have rolled out a petition to boycott Elsevier, the biggest scholarly materia...
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Perhaps the first significant nationwide resistance movement by universities. Hopefully a start, to be followed elsewhere... everywhere.
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July 10, 2015 12:07 AM
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Matinée d'échanges Open Access à l'Université de Lyon - Vidéo

Matinée d'échanges Open Access à l'Université de Lyon - Vidéo | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From www.universite-lyon.fr - July 10, 2015 12:07 AM
Vidéos des interventions: P Wirtz, JP Finance, B Rentier, K Bouabdallah.
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July 9, 2015 12:40 AM
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L'ULg veut objectiver l'appréciation qu'ont ses chercheurs d'ORBi, le répertoire de leurs publications

L'ULg veut objectiver l'appréciation qu'ont ses chercheurs d'ORBi, le répertoire de leurs publications | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From lib.ulg.ac.be - July 9, 2015 12:40 AM
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Que vous en soyez irrité ou comblé, ou que votre avis soit plus nuancé, chercheurs de l'ULg, voici le moment de donner votre avis sur un outil qui, aujourd'hui, contribue largement à la réputation de votre université partout dans le monde. Il est important pour l'équipe d'ORBi de pouvoir objectiver le degré de satisfaction des utilisateurs.Pour moi qui suis fréquemment invité à expliquer dans d'autres universités la politique que j'ai mise en place en 2007 (Conseil d'administration de mai) et qui a permis de lancer ORBi en novembre 2008, cette objectivation est donc essentielle. Ma conviction est que l'outil est apprécié pour diverses raisons et surtout pour l'élargissement du lectorat qu'il provoque, donc pour l'accroissement de votre notoriété. J'aime croire que si une politique 'musclée' fut indispensable au départ, elle est devenue secondaire aujourd'hui, le principal incitant étant le bénéfice qu'en retire le chercheur et la conscience qu'il/elle en a.
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July 3, 2015 10:59 AM
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Dutch boycott of Elsevier – a game changer? | Unlocking Research

Dutch boycott of Elsevier – a game changer? | Unlocking Research | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From unlockingresearch.blog.lib.cam.ac.uk - July 3, 2015 10:59 AM
"Science is not a goal in itself. Just as art is only art once it is seen, knowledge only becomes knowledge once it is shared."(Sander Dekker, Dutch State Secretary of Education)
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The Netherlands are holding the European presidency since July 1st and Open Science is on the agenda.
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June 19, 2015 10:51 AM
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The Oligopoly of Academic Publishers in the Digital Era

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From journals.plos.org - June 19, 2015 10:51 AM
The consolidation of the scientific publishing industry has been the topic of much debate within and outside the scientific community, especially in relation to major publishers’ high profit margins.
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June 14, 2015 1:13 AM
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As long as researchers will give away all their rights to publishers, science will be locked up

From torrentfreak.com - June 14, 2015 1:13 AM

Academic publishing company Elsevier has filed a complaint at a New York District Court, hoping to shut down the Library Genesis project and the SciHub.org search engine.

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After a significant extension of the embargoes imposed on articles in institutional repositories, Elsevier is launching an aggressive legal campaign against "piracy". We should remember that the BIG MISTAKE is to abandon all rights in the first place.

Of course there is nothing you can do except publish elsewhere. The only pressure Elsevier and consorts can feel is that of money, i.e. a decrease in the number of authors and articles. It is called 'boycott'. The only way out is #AlternativePublishing

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June 3, 2015 5:53 AM
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Nouveaux outils de mesure bibliométrique sur ORBi à l'ULg

Nouveaux outils de mesure bibliométrique sur ORBi à l'ULg | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From lib.ulg.ac.be - June 3, 2015 5:53 AM

Depuis quelques années, des mesures 'alternatives' d'impact, ou altmetrics, viennent compléter les indices bibliométriques traditionnels dont on connaît les limites et les défauts (SCImago Journal Rank [SJR], Impact Factor [IF], EigenFactor, h-index...).

Les Bibliothèques de l’ULg mettent désormais en avant ces nouveaux outils sur ORBi et dans les résultats des "Collections ULg".

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May 27, 2015 10:44 AM
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Open access "lobby" attacks Elsevier

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From www.theaustralian.com.au - May 27, 2015 10:44 AM
Academic, library and technology organisations are denouncing a new sharing and hosting policy adopted last month by publisher Elsevier, saying it undermines open access policies at universities and prevents authors from sharing their work.
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Alicia WISE may pretend being surprised by the reaction of "the Open Access Lobby", the new Elsevier policy is meant to intimidate researchers and to combat the rise of institutional repositories which are, from now on, unavoidable, mind her.
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May 21, 2015 9:33 AM
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Statement against Elsevier’s sharing policy [COAR]

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From www.coar-repositories.org - May 21, 2015 9:33 AM
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Enough with all this rip off ! Implement Green Open Access in your universities and research centers NOW !
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May 14, 2015 1:28 AM
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How a flat article processing charge (APC) with no price increase for 3 years can be a 6%-77% increase

From sustainingknowledgecommons.org - May 14, 2015 1:28 AM
by Jihane Salhab and Heather Morrison The purpose of this post is to explain the impact of currency differences on article processing charges. Over the past few years megajournal PLOS ONE has been ...
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May 2, 2015 5:25 PM
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Open access : enjeux et opportunités pour l'Université de Lyon - SCD - le 5 mai 2015

Open access : enjeux et opportunités pour l'Université de Lyon - SCD - le 5 mai 2015 | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From scd.univ-lyon3.fr - May 2, 2015 5:25 PM

Avec Jean-Pierre Finance et Bernard Rentier.

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