This document is a translation agreement between Ching-Chen Mao, an associate professor, and Dr. Robert Steegers. It grants Mao the right to translate an article by Steegers titled "Open Access and the German Academic System: Common Perspectives of the Alliance of Research Organisations" into simplified and traditional Chinese and publish the translation in print and digital formats. Mao agrees to accurately translate the work without changes and does not assume liability. No royalties will be paid as the translation is done in the spirit of open access. Copyright of the original work remains with the author.
This document is a translation agreement between Ching-Chen Mao, an associate professor, and Dr. Robert Steegers. It grants Mao the right to translate an article by Steegers titled "Open Access and the German Academic System: Common Perspectives of the Alliance of Research Organisations" into simplified and traditional Chinese and publish the translation in print and digital formats. Mao agrees to accurately translate the work without changes and does not assume liability. No royalties will be paid as the translation is done in the spirit of open access. Copyright of the original work remains with the author.
The document discusses the idea of creating a unified catalog or "world's largest library" that would contain the catalogs of all libraries worldwide. It notes that while Amazon has millions of book titles in its catalog, a unified library catalog could contain tens of millions by combining the holdings of existing library collections. The document advocates enhancing catalog records with additional information like cover images, tables of contents, and reviews to help users discover relevant books. It also suggests making the unified catalog available online for users to search from anywhere in the world.
This document provides a historical overview of open access. It discusses key events in the open access movement, including the 2001 Budapest Open Access Initiative which aimed to promote free access to scholarly literature, and the 2003 Berlin Declaration on Open Access which was signed by many academic institutions worldwide. The document also examines some of the challenges to open access, such as concerns about loss of income from publishing and changes to existing systems of evaluating academic work. Overall it traces the development of open access from early initiatives to the present debate around establishing new models of academic publishing.
This document discusses open access in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics. It notes that while attitudes towards open access vary across disciplines, astronomy and astrophysics generally have a positive view. Research results in these fields are often made freely available online. The document advocates applying open access not just to publications but also to primary data. However, willingness to share data early varies. It also discusses issues like embargo periods and incentives needed to encourage open access publishing. Traditional publishers will need to adapt to new models to survive.
This document discusses open access to scholarly literature and digital library initiatives in South Asia. It provides links to resources on open access publishing models and policies, influential advocates of open access like Stevan Harnad, open access archives and repositories, studies on the impact of open access articles, and examples of open access policies adopted by universities.
This document discusses the background and motivation for a research study. It notes that the scholarly communication system established 350 years ago by Henry Oldenburg is now in crisis, as even the wealthiest libraries cannot purchase all academic publications. Journal prices have risen much faster than inflation or library budgets in recent decades. As a result, more than half of one research institute's journal subscription budget in India goes to only two large publishing companies, comprising over 10% of its total budget. This shows the system created by Oldenburg to share knowledge is now broken and compromises future scientific development.
Open Access Week 2009 was held in Taiwan from October 19th to 23rd. During this week there was an Open Access Exhibition held to promote open access. The first day of school for Fu-Jen Catholic University was September 14th, 2009.
- A 2005 survey found broad support among scientists for open access, ranging from 74% of materials scientists to 88% of life scientists. However, actual publishing practices lagged behind with much lower percentages of articles being made openly accessible.
- While there are now many ways for researchers to make their work openly accessible, such as open access journals or institutional repositories, awareness and usage of these options remains relatively low. Barriers include a lack of awareness of options as well as perceptions that open access publications have insufficient prestige.
- For open access to be more widely adopted, researchers need more information and support regarding legal, technical and financial aspects of open dissemination. Research organizations also need to provide more funding to cover reasonable publication
This foreword discusses open access to scientific publications. It notes that sharing scientific knowledge efficiently is crucial for European research. While open access is debated, the European Commission has studied the scientific publishing market and believes new initiatives are needed to widen access to scientific information. EU member states have also called for enhancing national strategies and coordination regarding access, preservation and dissemination policies. The foreword acknowledges the complexity of the open access debate as stakeholders have differing views, but stresses the need for solutions that offer wide and rapid dissemination of research results while also providing fair compensation to scientific publishers. It welcomes a handbook that presents various perspectives on open access issues.
This document is a translation agreement between Dr. Andreas Hübner, the author of an article, and Ching-Chen Mao, an associate professor, that grants Mao the right to translate the article into simplified and traditional Chinese and publish the translation in print and digital formats for non-commercial purposes. The agreement obligates Mao to accurately translate the work without changes to content or meaning. No royalties will be paid since the translation is being done to promote open access ideals. Copyright of the original work remains with the author.
The document discusses several topics related to free books and copyright law. It mentions that U.S. students fought against copyright law in 2001 and that National Chengchi University had an MP3 sharing incident. It also describes Google Book Search, which allows searches of books from libraries and publishers in 11 languages. Finally, it briefly mentions that the RIAA threatened to sue 19 universities for copyright infringement and discusses the concept of open content.
The document discusses the idea of creating a unified catalog or "world's largest library" that would contain the catalogs of all libraries worldwide. It notes that while Amazon has millions of book titles in its catalog, a unified library catalog could contain tens of millions by combining the holdings of existing library collections. The document advocates enhancing catalog records with additional information like cover images, tables of contents, and reviews to help users discover relevant books. It also suggests making the unified catalog available online for users to search from anywhere in the world.
This document provides a historical overview of open access. It discusses key events in the open access movement, including the 2001 Budapest Open Access Initiative which aimed to promote free access to scholarly literature, and the 2003 Berlin Declaration on Open Access which was signed by many academic institutions worldwide. The document also examines some of the challenges to open access, such as concerns about loss of income from publishing and changes to existing systems of evaluating academic work. Overall it traces the development of open access from early initiatives to the present debate around establishing new models of academic publishing.
This document discusses open access in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics. It notes that while attitudes towards open access vary across disciplines, astronomy and astrophysics generally have a positive view. Research results in these fields are often made freely available online. The document advocates applying open access not just to publications but also to primary data. However, willingness to share data early varies. It also discusses issues like embargo periods and incentives needed to encourage open access publishing. Traditional publishers will need to adapt to new models to survive.
This document discusses open access to scholarly literature and digital library initiatives in South Asia. It provides links to resources on open access publishing models and policies, influential advocates of open access like Stevan Harnad, open access archives and repositories, studies on the impact of open access articles, and examples of open access policies adopted by universities.
This document discusses the background and motivation for a research study. It notes that the scholarly communication system established 350 years ago by Henry Oldenburg is now in crisis, as even the wealthiest libraries cannot purchase all academic publications. Journal prices have risen much faster than inflation or library budgets in recent decades. As a result, more than half of one research institute's journal subscription budget in India goes to only two large publishing companies, comprising over 10% of its total budget. This shows the system created by Oldenburg to share knowledge is now broken and compromises future scientific development.
Open Access Week 2009 was held in Taiwan from October 19th to 23rd. During this week there was an Open Access Exhibition held to promote open access. The first day of school for Fu-Jen Catholic University was September 14th, 2009.
- A 2005 survey found broad support among scientists for open access, ranging from 74% of materials scientists to 88% of life scientists. However, actual publishing practices lagged behind with much lower percentages of articles being made openly accessible.
- While there are now many ways for researchers to make their work openly accessible, such as open access journals or institutional repositories, awareness and usage of these options remains relatively low. Barriers include a lack of awareness of options as well as perceptions that open access publications have insufficient prestige.
- For open access to be more widely adopted, researchers need more information and support regarding legal, technical and financial aspects of open dissemination. Research organizations also need to provide more funding to cover reasonable publication
This foreword discusses open access to scientific publications. It notes that sharing scientific knowledge efficiently is crucial for European research. While open access is debated, the European Commission has studied the scientific publishing market and believes new initiatives are needed to widen access to scientific information. EU member states have also called for enhancing national strategies and coordination regarding access, preservation and dissemination policies. The foreword acknowledges the complexity of the open access debate as stakeholders have differing views, but stresses the need for solutions that offer wide and rapid dissemination of research results while also providing fair compensation to scientific publishers. It welcomes a handbook that presents various perspectives on open access issues.
This document is a translation agreement between Dr. Andreas Hübner, the author of an article, and Ching-Chen Mao, an associate professor, that grants Mao the right to translate the article into simplified and traditional Chinese and publish the translation in print and digital formats for non-commercial purposes. The agreement obligates Mao to accurately translate the work without changes to content or meaning. No royalties will be paid since the translation is being done to promote open access ideals. Copyright of the original work remains with the author.
The document discusses several topics related to free books and copyright law. It mentions that U.S. students fought against copyright law in 2001 and that National Chengchi University had an MP3 sharing incident. It also describes Google Book Search, which allows searches of books from libraries and publishers in 11 languages. Finally, it briefly mentions that the RIAA threatened to sue 19 universities for copyright infringement and discusses the concept of open content.
