Open Access and Beyond
abernard102@gmail.com 2014-02-10
Summary:
"Initiatives to promote open access to scholarly publications, as well as other associated research products, such as data, have existed for many years, and there is now a general awareness of this issue among academics and researchers. In many countries, open access policies and infrastructure are being promoted and debated at governmental, professional and institutional levels. To connect with the global momentum toward open knowledge sharing, the panel will start with a Middle Eastern regional case study, where an institutional repository is established and OA and data management policies are debated among academic and research community. The panel will also discuss international trends in open access, changing publishing models, cost-efficient methods for disseminating research findings and ways to re-direct subscription money. The panel will examine the journey towards e-science, which requires research data management and sharing plans and policies at institutional and national levels, as well as the development of new tools and infrastructure to support scientific discovery ..."