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Category Archives: Open Access
Jun 11 2013
What do academics want – a survey of behaviours and attitudes in UK higher education.
4 CommentsA new survey has been undertaken which looks at the changing practices of academics in the UK. Ben Showers of Jisc and Mike Mertens of RLUK discuss three key findings of the survey which demonstrate the influence of new technologies on research, the … Continue reading
Posted by: June 11, 2013
Jun 6 2013
A CHORUS of boos: publishers’ “solution” to public access undermines government mandates and would invariably cost more money
3 CommentsThe Association of American Publishers recently proposed to implement a public access database called CHORUS on behalf of funding agencies. Given their vocal opposition to the US government’s public access mandates on federally funded research, Michael Eisen is very sceptical … Continue reading
Posted by: June 6, 2013
May 27 2013
Improvements to the usability of software collections will unlock the potential of open digital archives
1 CommentArchives and collections are becoming much more available, but are they becoming more usable? Marcus Burkhardt finds there is still work to do to improve how researchers and other users feed back into collections. As the Open Access movement gains … Continue reading
Posted by: May 27, 2013
Tagged with: DPLA, Internet Archive
May 24 2013
Easy steps towards open scholarship
9 CommentsKnowing how and where to share your research may still seem a daunting task given the variety of channels. Ross Mounce, Community Coordinator for Open Science at the Open Knowledge Foundation, presents the best ways to ensure discoverable access to research … Continue reading
Posted by: May 24, 2013
Tagged with: institutional repositories, Zenodo
May 9 2013
Open access requirements will erode academic freedom by catalysing intensive forms of institutional managerialism
2 CommentsIn response to last week’s piece on how open access will enhance academic freedom, Kyle Grayson responds by outlining three key reasons why open access will directly–and indirectly–erode academic freedom in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. He argues that gold … Continue reading
Posted by: May 9, 2013
Tagged with: academic freedom
May 8 2013
The legitimacy and usefulness of academic blogging will shape how intellectualism develops
16 CommentsAcademic blogging has become an increasingly popular form, but key questions still remain over whether blog posts should feature more prominently in formal academic discourse. Jenny Davis clarifies the pros and cons of blog citation and sees the remaining ambiguity as indicative … Continue reading
Posted by: May 8, 2013
Tagged with: academic blogging
May 6 2013
Some answers to the most common misconceptions about sharing research data
3 CommentsThere has been renewed enthusiasm in recent weeks for greater data-sharing practices in the social sciences, due in no small part to the Reinhart-Rogoff controversy. Here, data curation specialist Carly Strasser provides answers to some frequently asked questions from those … Continue reading
Posted by: May 6, 2013
Tagged with: data sharing
Apr 30 2013
Four ways open access enhances academic freedom
5 CommentsCurt Rice examines the tension between academic freedom and open access policies. Coercive requirements to publish in open access journals could restrict academic freedom and this must be monitored. But he finds that overall, open access policies strengthen academic freedom … Continue reading
Posted by: April 30, 2013
Tagged with: academic freedom
Apr 22 2013
Academics and universities must continue to develop open access alternatives to break the monopoly of large publishers
2 CommentsAcademic publishing and open access alternatives to the subscription-based system were discussed last week in front of the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Parliamentary Select Committee. Ann McKechin MP shares her thoughts on the discussion. At best, large publishers like Elsevier are not … Continue reading
Posted by: April 22, 2013
Apr 3 2013
Thinking of experimenting with digital scholarly publishing? Words to the wise
Comments OffKristen Nawrotzki and Jack Dougherty, co-editors of a born-digital, open-access, open peer-reviewed, and soon-to-be published digital humanities volume offer nuts-and-bolts advice on all aspects related to digital publishing and online collaboration. Transparency and openness thrive in a digital platform, but fundamentally, the … Continue reading
Posted by: April 3, 2013
Tagged with: peer review
