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Student initiative, Right to Research Coalition, Aims To Make Research Information Affordable

Katie Hayes | The Trinitonian | October 10, 2014

In an effort to increase access and affordability of published research, alumnus Nick Shockey created the Right to Research Coalition...

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Suber: Leader Of A Leaderless Revolution

Richard Poynder | Information Today, Inc | July 1, 2011

What is remarkable about the open access (OA) movement is that despite having no formal structure, no official organization, and no appointed leader, it has (in the teeth of opposition from incumbent publishers) triggered a radical transformation in a publishing system that had changed little in 350 years... Read More »

Ten Years after Budapest Open Access Initiative New Recommendations Released

Press Release | SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), The Open Society Foundations | September 12, 2012

In response to the growing demand to make research free and available to anyone with a computer and an internet connection, a diverse coalition today issued new guidelines that could usher in huge advances in the sciences, medicine, and health. Read More »

Turning Paywalls into Opportunity: The Open Access Button has Arrived

Heather Joseph | Open Access News | November 26, 2013

The Open Access Button, brainchild of undergraduate medical students David Carroll and Joseph McArthur, was designed to tackle the frustration shared by millions of individuals who search for research articles online, only to have their progress slowed – and often halted – by paywall pages requesting payment in exchange for viewing the article. Read More »

World Bank And SPARC Announce Open Access Week 2012 - Liveblog & Webcast

Staff Writer | World Bank | October 22, 2012

Open Access Week, now in its sixth year, is a global event which promotes Open Access as a new norm in scholarship and research. SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and the World Bank co-sponsored the kickoff event for Open Access Week 2012 in Washington, DC. Read More »

2014 International Open Access Week

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Open Access Event
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October 20, 2014 (All day) - October 26, 2014 (All day)
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SPARC Announces ‘Generation Open’ As Theme For 2014 International Open Access Week

The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced that the theme for this year's International Open Access Week is "Generation Open". The theme will highlight the importance of students and early career researchers as advocates for change in the short-term, through institutional and governmental policy, and as the future of the Academy upon whom the ultimate success of the Open Access movement depends. The theme will also explore how changes in scholarly publishing affect scholars and researchers at different stages of their careers.

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An Open Invitation To OpenCon

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Conference
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November 15, 2014 (All day) - November 17, 2014 (All day)
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An Open Invitation to OpenCon

...This year’s Open Access Week will celebrate these efforts with the theme Generation Open, and this fall, the Right to Research Coalition and SPARC will launch OpenCon, a new conference to support, connect, and catalyze student and early career researcher-led projects across open access, open education, and open data. The meeting will be held on November 15-17 in Washington, D.C...

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