David Bollier Blog Post
In his recent blog post David Bollier discusses a story on the front page of the New York Times from a few days ago that tried to blame the open access movement for the rise of low-quality, pseudo-academic conferences and OA journals. Link
Altmetric Resources
Check out the latest version of the ASIST Bulletin for great altmetric resources for academic librarians.
What Will Scientific Publishing Be Like in Ten Years from Now?
Economist published an informative article to explain the economics of scientific publishing.
Knowledge Exchange Releases SPARC-sponsored Report on Strategies for Sustaining Open Access Resources
Knowledge Exchange has released “The Collective Provision of Open Access Resources,” the third report in its multiphase “Sustainability of Open Access Resources” initiative. Link
6 Things You May Not Know About Open Data
The open data movement is gaining momentum in the public sector. But while buzzwords like “open data” and “big data” are becoming commonplace, some uncertainties persist about what open data really means and its benefits the public. Link
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- Purdue Author Addendum Letter Requesting Deposit of Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM): This form letter to publishers requests permission to deposit the author accepted manuscript (AAM) after the article has been published if the publisher does not allow sharing based upon SHERPA/RoMEO.
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