Knowledge Commons leads discussion about open-access regulations and academic research | In the Loop | UMass Amherst

abernard102@gmail.com 2013-04-01

Summary:

"The Workshop in the Study of Knowledge Commons is hosting a brown bag discussion titled 'WHOA! How the White House Open Access Directive Will Affect You' on Wednesday, April 3 at noon in the Teaching Commons on the 26th floor of the Du Bois Library. These days everyone from private funders to government agencies seems to be considering how to ensure that research — and data — is openly accessible. For example, the White House has mandated open access for federal agencies, and in Great Britain, all publicly funded scientific research now must be freely accessible to all. This session will help members of the university community understand the impact these recent regulatory changes will have on their academic research and publication. Laura Quilter, a copyright attorney and librarian at the Du Bois Library’s Scholarly Communication Office, will lead the discussion. The Workshop in the Study of Knowledge Commons is a non-hierarchical group of faculty, staff and students that meets informally and regularly to work collaboratively to discuss and conduct research on new models for production and sharing of information that can feed humanity's 'knowledge.' This interest is fueled by the ease with which we now can collaborate globally, thanks to Internet-based technologies, on such endeavors as open-access information and media; crowd-sourced systems of production; open-education initiatives; open-source software systems; and open-source hardware."

Link:

http://www.umass.edu/loop/content/knowledge-commons-leads-discussion-about-open-access-regulations-and-academic-research

From feeds:

Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » abernard102@gmail.com

Tags:

oa.new oa.data oa.mandates oa.usa oa.green oa.events oa.funders oa.ostp oa.u.mass_amherst oa.obama_directive oa.repositories oa.policies

Date tagged:

04/01/2013, 16:11

Date published:

04/01/2013, 12:11