Archive for September, 2011

Princeton moves on Open Access

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Princeton bans academics from handing all copyright to journal publishers.

http://theconversation.edu.au/princeton-bans-academics-from-handing-all-copyright-to-journal-publishers-3596

Science Minister calls for greater access to research

Friday, September 16th, 2011

“Research paid for by the UK taxpayer must be made more accessible to the public, researchers and other stake holders, says science minister David Willetts.”

Full blog post: http://www.inpharm.com/news/167315/uk-funded-science-research-must-be-made-more-accessible-says-minister

And details of the working group from HEFCE here http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/hefce/2011/access.htm

Most downloaded August 2011

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Top downloads for August.  Several new faces this month in the 21 items that comprise the list. ORO-downloads-11-08