Open access science and its role in community engagement - St. Paul Independent | Examiner.com

" ... When most people consider the term community engagement, they think in terms of a neighborhood organizer who rallies people for a particular cause in the community. They may even think of the public process by which an organized group of people try to influence public policy.  Open access science journals have taken the concept to a different level. The most well known proponent of open access science journals, Randy Schekman, joined a Google Hangout on Air earlier today to discuss open access journals’ value to not just the scientific community, but to the general public.  Randy Schekman, born in Saint Paul, is a Nobel winning scientist and editor-in-chief of eLife, an open access online science journal. He was joined by neuroscientist Jody Culham and 17 year old inventor Jack Andraka ..."