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November 5, 2014 3:18 PM
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The Dutch Universities held firm in their negotiations with Elsevier. We should all support them.

From www.vsnu.nl - November 5, 2014 3:18 PM
"In line with the policy pursued by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, the universities want academic publications to be freely accessible."
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Great move! It is ironic that the Dutch are leading the resistance! Too bad the French missed the opportunity altogether and are satisfied with a price reduction...: http://scoms.hypotheses.org/293
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November 2, 2014 2:31 AM
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L’Open Access a 10 anni dalla Dichiarazione di Messina 2004-2014, Messina, 3 e 4 novembre 2014

L’Open Access a 10 anni dalla Dichiarazione di Messina 2004-2014, Messina, 3 e 4 novembre 2014 | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From www.dirittodautore.it - November 2, 2014 2:31 AM

10th anniversary of the Messina Declaration on Open Access

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I shall participate and I'll present the ULg-ORBi model of Green Open Access

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November 1, 2014 4:30 AM
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Spain's big step backwards

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From www.techdirt.com - November 1, 2014 4:30 AM
Apparently ignoring just how badly this worked out for publishers in Germany, the Spanish Parliament has passed a law to fine aggregators and search engines for using snippets or linking to infringing content. As plenty of folks have described, the...
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Gilbert C FAURE's comment, November 1, 2014 12:12 PM
curators are also aggregators... a useful action to select a few significant papers among the thousands published every day!
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October 30, 2014 2:04 AM
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Open Access: free ‘from having to sell’

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From blogs.sas.ac.uk - October 30, 2014 2:04 AM
The economics of scholarly publishing are incredibly tangled. Even Harvard University cannot afford all the material that its researchers need to conduct their
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I couldn't agree more. This is exactly what I am trying to express in every lecture I give these days...- "academics should not have to produce research that would sell"- we, scholars, are guilty to have "outsourced publication to entities that were reliant on the market for their income"- "we now can’t afford to buy back the work that our colleagues produced and gave away, supposedly free from the market"- "Many humanities academics are surprised to find that the vast majority of journals allow authors to post a copy of their articles freely online in their institution’s repositories. This is called ‘green OA’ and you should do it. Right now. It will increase your readership and doesn’t require you to change your choice of publication venue. You will help students and fellow researchers alike."- "Academics operate within a field of symbolic capital (prestige) that encourages conservatism in their selection of publication venue"- "While there is certainly labour in publishing that must be remunerated, it is probable that we could do this in a better way than through sales"- "Let us [...] think through the ways in which we might return to the roots of scholarly freedom to write and to be read, instead of to sell"
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October 20, 2014 2:48 AM
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Guest speaker this morning at Open Access (OA) Seminar for Research administrators at Aarhus University

From www.fosteropenscience.eu - October 20, 2014 2:48 AM

The overall objective for the Open Access Seminar for Research Administrators at Aarhus University is to focus on Open Access and give a broader and more nuanced insight into this politically complicated area.

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I shall contribute with: "University perspective – what does it take to handle the new challenges at institutional level ?".

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October 23, 2014 11:19 AM
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The Access Gap at the Research Growth Tip - Open Access Archivangelism

The Access Gap at the Research Growth Tip - Open Access Archivangelism | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From openaccess.eprints.org - October 23, 2014 11:19 AM
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October 22, 2014 7:52 PM
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Hungary plans new tax on Internet traffic, public calls for rally

From uk.reuters.com - October 22, 2014 7:52 PM
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary plans to impose a new tax on Internet data transfers, a draft 2015 tax bill submitted to parliament late on Tuesday showed, in a move that could hit Internet and telecoms providers
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October 21, 2014 1:49 AM
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La semaine du Libre Accès, c'est cette semaine. Open Access Week. ORBi-News

La semaine du Libre Accès, c'est cette semaine. Open Access Week. ORBi-News | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From orbi.ulg.ac.be - October 21, 2014 1:49 AM
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De très nombreux événements de sensibilisation partout dans le monde... Le Mouvement avance.
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October 19, 2014 3:36 PM
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Conférence à l'Université de Strasbourg: "Un savoir enfermé est un savoir stérile : subir ou agir" - Le 22/10 dans le cadre de l'Open Access Week

Conférence à l'Université de Strasbourg: "Un savoir enfermé est un savoir stérile : subir ou agir" - Le 22/10 dans le cadre de l'Open Access Week | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From www.unistra.fr - October 19, 2014 3:36 PM
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Je contribue, avec Paul Thirion (ULg)

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October 11, 2014 9:44 PM
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[GOAL] Publishers Association Proposal to HEFCE

From mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk - October 11, 2014 9:44 PM
Beware of the tricks...
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Halloween is getting close... Beware !
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October 6, 2014 7:12 AM
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Honneurs montréalais

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From bernardrentier.wordpress.com - October 6, 2014 7:12 AM
Le Recteur de l'Université du Québec à Montréal m'a remis hier les insignes de Docteur honoris causa devant un parterre très distingué. Le motif était: "L'UQAM décernera, lors de la soirée inaugur...
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September 30, 2014 1:22 AM
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It's happened again: Researcher appears to have peer reviewed his own paper

It's happened again: Researcher appears to have peer reviewed his own paper | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From retractionwatch.com - September 30, 2014 1:22 AM
Although it shocks some observers every time, we've reported on the retractions of more than 100 papers pulled because authors managed to do their own peer review. Apparently, it's happened again. ...
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Bernard Rentier's insight:
La revue par les pairs est malade. Peer reviewing is ill.
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Fesquet didier's curator insight, October 12, 2014 7:48 AM

Entierement  d'accord b rentier ...il est temps de mettre en place le peer  review post publication et que la communaute scientifique joue le jeu...
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September 28, 2014 2:06 PM
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The MOOC Misstep and the Open Education Infrastructure

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From opencontent.org - September 28, 2014 2:06 PM
MOOCs have done more harm to the cause of Open Education than anything else in the history of the movement. They have inflicted this harm by promoting and popularizing an impoverished understanding of the word “Open.”
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November 4, 2014 2:27 AM
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Hundreds of open access journals accept fake science paper

Hundreds of open access journals accept fake science paper | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From www.theguardian.com - November 4, 2014 2:27 AM
Publishing hoax exposes 'wild west' world of open access journals and raises concerns about poor quality control
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Bernard Rentier's insight:
Interesting. Two remarks:1. I agree with Paul Peters that "a more valuable study would have included some sense of whether traditional journals have a similar quality control issue" [and] "that the scam reflects a weakness in peer review, [and not only] a flaw in the gold open access model".Finally, I would add that the PLoS model of Gold OA is the good one, that I hope it will remain the good one and resist all temptations by Big Money, and that a lot of Gold OA formulas have been designed that are blurring the picture. So far, GO FOR GREEN !
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November 1, 2014 10:33 AM
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Why Experts Reject Creativity

From www.theatlantic.com - November 1, 2014 10:33 AM
People think they like creativity. But teachers, scientists, and executives are biased against new ways of thinking.

Knowledge doesn’t just turn us into critical thinkers. It maybe turns us into over-critical thinkers.

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Gilbert C FAURE's comment, November 1, 2014 12:07 PM
and even more dangerous, professional evaluators, particularly in a harsh financial environment reject anything that is not in their own field....
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October 31, 2014 2:19 AM
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Open access: six myths to put to rest

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From www.theguardian.com - October 31, 2014 2:19 AM

Open access to research is still held back by misunderstandings repeated by people who should know better, says Peter Suber

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See also: http://bernardrentier.wordpress.com/2014/10/25/the-success-of-open-access-is-revealing-new-dangers-the-fight-isnt-over-yet/

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October 25, 2014 11:15 AM
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The success of Open Access is revealing new dangers. The fight isn't over yet.

The success of Open Access is revealing new dangers. The fight isn't over yet. | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From bernardrentier.wordpress.com - October 25, 2014 11:15 AM

"It is the major danger for OA to loose the battle after all: setting the ground for its own perversion..."

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Fesquet didier's comment, October 26, 2014 4:21 AM
La section 60 du CNU s'illustre par sa bêtise . Étonnant de la part d'universitaire:-)
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October 25, 2014 1:29 AM
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Research Is Just the Beginning: A Free People Must Have Open Access to the Law

From www.eff.org - October 25, 2014 1:29 AM

The open access movement has historically focused on access to scholarly research, and understandably so. The knowledge commons should be shared with and used by the public, especially when the public helped create it.

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October 22, 2014 8:09 PM
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Open Access Does NOT equal You, the Author, Paying

Open Access Does NOT equal You, the Author, Paying | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From dougsarchaeology.wordpress.com - October 22, 2014 8:09 PM

Another lie : "Open Access hurts young scholars, people from poor countries, people not working in Universities, and those in poor disciplines, like Archaeology, etc. etc. etc. because they can't afford paying $2,000, $3,000, $10,000 to get published in OA publications".

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Bernard Rentier's insight:

Indeed, there is a terrible confusion about "Gold Open Access" and "the author pays" OA, supported by those who wish to make as much money with Open Access (since it is from now on inevitable) as with the classical publication paradigm.

"Gold" is a dream: pay neither to publish nor to read.

"Fair Gold" is : pay to publish, but a reasonable price ($ 500 at the most).

But in the mean time and immediately, go for Green !

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October 21, 2014 4:25 AM
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Major international associations join together to underscore their support for immediate open access to research articles

Major international associations join together to underscore their support for immediate open access to research articles | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From www.coar-repositories.org - October 21, 2014 4:25 AM
COAR Statement about embargo periods.SignatoriesCOAR: Confederation of Open Access RepositoriesEIFL: Electronic Information for LibrariesLIBER: Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche – Association of European Research LibrariesNational Science Library, Chinese Academy of SciencesOpenAIRE: Open Access Infrastructure for Research in EuropeSPARC: Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources CoalitionElectronic Frontier Foundation, USAResearch Libraries of the United KingdomCoaliton for Action “Copyright for Education and Research” (Aktionsbündnis “Urheberrecht für Bildung und Wissenschaft”), GermanyAustralian National UniversityAOASG: Australian Open Access Support GroupINRIA: Institut national de recherche en informatique et en automatique, FranceNEREUS: Network of European Libraries in Economics and Social SciencesCarnegie Mellon University, USAAssociation of Southeastern Research Libraries, USASPARC EuropeCLASCO: Latin America Council of Social Sciences
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October 20, 2014 1:11 PM
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PlantVillage solves crop problems by democratizing science-based knowledge | Penn State University

PlantVillage solves crop problems by democratizing science-based knowledge | Penn State University | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From news.psu.edu - October 20, 2014 1:11 PM
David Hughes understands the devastating effects a plant disease can have on crops and the people who rely on them for food and income.
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Quote: "All knowledge that helps people grow food should be openly accessible to anyone on the planet."
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October 16, 2014 12:14 AM
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Unacceptable lack of transparency in scholarly journal subscription costs

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From blogs.lse.ac.uk - October 16, 2014 12:14 AM

Stuart Lawson and Ben Meghreblian have been compiling a useful dataset via Freedom of Information requests on how much academic publishers are charging higher education institutions for journal sub...

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October 7, 2014 12:18 AM
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Actualités UQAM | L'UQAM décerne un doctorat honorifique à Bernard Rentier

Actualités UQAM | L'UQAM décerne un doctorat honorifique à Bernard Rentier | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From www.actualites.uqam.ca - October 7, 2014 12:18 AM
L'UQAM décerne un doctorat honorifique à Bernard Rentier pour sa carrière de chercheur et sa contribution au libre accès scientifique.
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October 1, 2014 11:46 PM
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Conférence à l'UQÀM lundi 6 octobre à 12h45: «Chercheurs, libérez l'accès: vous serez plus lus et mieux cités» par Bernard Rentier, recteur honoraire de l'Université de Liège

Conférence à l'UQÀM lundi 6 octobre à 12h45: «Chercheurs, libérez l'accès: vous serez plus lus et mieux cités» par Bernard Rentier, recteur honoraire de l'Université de Liège | Open-Up Public Science! | Scoop.it
From www.evenements.uqam.ca - October 1, 2014 11:46 PM

Calendrier des Événements UQAM

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September 29, 2014 12:21 AM
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Green Open Access: Contraintes législatives et archives ouvertes, l'exemple liégeois

From www.youtube.com - September 29, 2014 12:21 AM
Journée 1 - session "Législation du droit d'auteur" Intervenant : Paul Thirion, directeur du réseau des bibliothèques de l'ULg
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