** with apologies for cross-posting **
I just posted the Dramatic Growth of Open Access for March 31, 2009
Synopsis:
This quarter, the growth of open access has been dramatic in open access journals, open access archives, and, perhaps most noteworthy, open access policies. The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is on the verge of an important milestone - 4,000 fully open access, peer-reviewed journals, double the number of the largest commercial publisher. DOAJ is growing at the rate of 2 titles per day. OpenDOAR lists 1,373 repositories, an increase of about 70 this quarter. Scientific Commons now encompasses 26 million items, an increase of 2 million. 663 journals are now voluntarily participating in PubMedCentral, an increase of 119 (22%) this quarter. 447 journals provide immediate free access through PubMedCentral, an increase of 29 (7%) this quarter. There are 11 more open access policies, for a total of 72 policies worldwide, and 4 more proposed policies, for a total of 14 proposed policies. One decrease is noted - not in open access per se, but rather subscription journals providing free back issues: Highwire Press seems to have 212,000 fewer free articles, a decrease of 10%. This is a bit puzzling, as Highwire has added 1 more completely free site, and there is an increase of 11 sites providing free back access. Any background on what is happening here would be most appreciated.
For details and links, go to:
http://poeticeconomics.blogspot.com/2009/03/dramatic-growth-of-open-access-march-31.html
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
YouTube.EDU
New YouTube Channel, just for higher ed videos! Thanks, You Tube - Chronicle of Higher Education - and Open Access News.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Richard Poynder Interviews Helene Bosc!
Richard Poynder has just published an interview with early open access pioneer (and librarian) Hélène Bosc.
Friday, March 20, 2009
U.S. OA Librarians: ATA Legislative Action: Oppose Conyers Bill
The Alliance for Taxpayer Access has created a Legislative Action Centre that makes it easy to oppose the Conyers bill with just a few clicks!
Hat tip to Peter Suber on Open Access News.
Hat tip to Peter Suber on Open Access News.
2nd International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference: Preliminary Program Available
PKP Conference Program Available
The Public Knowlege Project is pleased to announce the preliminary program for the Second International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference, to be held in Vancouver from July 8 - 10, 2009:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2009/
Highlights include:
- An opening keynote address by PKP founder and principal investigator, Dr. John Willinsky
- Pre-conference Workshops on various PKP software applications and communities:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2009/pkp2009/schedConf/workshops
- A post-conference Workshop on creating open access journals led by Dr. David Solomon and Dr. Caroline Sutton:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2009/pkp2009/schedConf/workshops#coaj
- A day-long series of sessions from the Open Humanities Press on monograph publishing:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2009/pkp2009/paper/view/184
- A wide range of sessions for editors, libraries, and developers, from speakers from around the world:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2009/pkp2009/schedConf/presentations
Spaces are limited for the workshops and the conference, so please register early to avoid missing out on what promises to be a fascinating conference:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2009/pkp2009/schedConf/registration
I look forward to seeing you in Vancouver!
Heather G. Morrison
PKP Conference Planning Committee /
Project Coordinator
BC Electronic Library Network
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Phone: 778-782-7001
Fax: 778.782.3023
Email: heatherm@eln.bc.ca
Web: http://www.eln.bc.ca
The Public Knowlege Project is pleased to announce the preliminary program for the Second International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference, to be held in Vancouver from July 8 - 10, 2009:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2009/
Highlights include:
- An opening keynote address by PKP founder and principal investigator, Dr. John Willinsky
- Pre-conference Workshops on various PKP software applications and communities:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2009/pkp2009/schedConf/workshops
- A post-conference Workshop on creating open access journals led by Dr. David Solomon and Dr. Caroline Sutton:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2009/pkp2009/schedConf/workshops#coaj
- A day-long series of sessions from the Open Humanities Press on monograph publishing:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2009/pkp2009/paper/view/184
- A wide range of sessions for editors, libraries, and developers, from speakers from around the world:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2009/pkp2009/schedConf/presentations
Spaces are limited for the workshops and the conference, so please register early to avoid missing out on what promises to be a fascinating conference:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2009/pkp2009/schedConf/registration
I look forward to seeing you in Vancouver!
Heather G. Morrison
PKP Conference Planning Committee /
Project Coordinator
BC Electronic Library Network
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Phone: 778-782-7001
Fax: 778.782.3023
Email: heatherm@eln.bc.ca
Web: http://www.eln.bc.ca
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
April Issue of Learned Publishing online, with some open access
The April issue of Learned Publishing is now online. Kudos to Editor-in-Chief Sally Morris and the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) for going as far with open access as they think they can - some content is provided free by ALPSP, other content through author choice. All content is freely available after one year. Learned Publishing was the early leader in developing an author-friendly license to publish that is still a good model.
Make all academic research databases free for everyone
A call for open access from outside of academe! Article by Chris Bowers, Open Left.
Thanks to Gilbert Bede.
Thanks to Gilbert Bede.
Monday, March 16, 2009
OA Librarian Movers & Shakers - Library Journal 2009
Library Journal's latest Movers and Shakers includes OA Librarian's own Dean Giustini and noted OA librarian Dorothea Salo. Congrats, Dean & Dorothea!
Hat tip to Peter Suber on Open Access News.
Hat tip to Peter Suber on Open Access News.
Friday, March 06, 2009
Open Access Week: October 12 - 23, 2009
Mark your calendars and start your planning for Open Access Week 2009!
Monday, March 02, 2009
March 2009 SPARC Open Access Newsletter
Peter Suber has just released the March 2009 SPARC Open Access Newsletter. The focus is on the re-introduction of the Conyers bill, an attempt to reverse the NIH Public Access Policy by changing US copyright law. Essential reading and urgent action item for US OA librarians.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
U.S.: Open Access / Copyright Urgent Call to Action
CALL TO ACTION: Ask your Representative to oppose the H.R. 801 – The Fair Copyright in Research Works Act
February 11, 2009
Last week, the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee (Rep. John Conyers, D-MI) re-introduced a bill that would reverse the NIH Public Access Policy and make it impossible for other federal agencies to put similar policies into place. The legislation is H.R. 801: the “Fair Copyright in Research Works Act” (http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.111hr801).
All supporters of public access – researchers, libraries, campus administrators, patient advocates, publishers, and others – are asked to please contact your Representative no later than February 28, 2009 to express your support for public access to taxpayer-funded research and ask that he or she oppose H.R.801. Draft letter text is included below. As always, it’s important to let us know what action you’re able to take, via http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/action/log.html.
H.R. 801 is designed to amend current copyright law and create a new category of copyrighted works (Section 201, Title 17). In effect, it would:
1. Prohibit all U.S. federal agencies from conditioning funding agreements to require that works resulting from federal support be made publicly available if those works are either: a) funded in part by sources other than a U.S. agency, or b) the result of "meaningful added value" to the work from an entity that is not party to the agreement.
2. Prohibit U.S. agencies from obtaining a license to publicly distribute, perform, or display such work by, for example, placing it on the Internet.
3. Stifle access to a broad range of federally funded works, overturning the crucially important NIH Public Access Policy and preventing other agencies from implementing similar policies.
4. Because it is so broadly framed, the proposed bill would require an overhaul of the well-established procurement rules in effect for all federal agencies, and could disrupt day-to-day procurement practices across the federal government.
5. Repeal the longstanding "federal purpose" doctrine, under which all federal agencies that fund the creation of a copyrighted work reserve the "royalty-free, nonexclusive right to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the work" for any federal purpose. This will severely limit the ability of U.S. federal agencies to use works that they have funded to support and fulfill agency missions and to communicate with and educate the public.
Because of the NIH Public Access Policy, millions of Americans now have access to vital health care information through the PubMed Central database. Under the current policy, nearly 3,000 new biomedical manuscripts are deposited for public accessibility each month. H.R.801 would prohibit the deposit of these manuscripts, seriously impeding the ability of researchers, physicians, health care professionals, and families to access and use this critical health-related information in a timely manner.
All supporters of public access -- researchers, libraries, campus administrators, patient advocates, publishers, and others -- are asked to contact their Representatives to let them know you support public access to federally funded research and oppose H.R. 801. Again, the proposed legislation would effectively reverse the NIH Public Access Policy, as well as make it impossible for other federal agencies to put similar policies into place.
Thank you for your support and continued persistence in supporting this policy. You know the difference constituent voices can make on Capitol Hill.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact Heather or myself anytime.
All best,
Jennifer
--------------------------
Jennifer McLennan
Director of Communications
SPARC
(The Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition)
http://www.arl.org/sparc
(202) 296-2296 ext 121
jennifer [at] arl [dot] org
February 11, 2009
Last week, the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee (Rep. John Conyers, D-MI) re-introduced a bill that would reverse the NIH Public Access Policy and make it impossible for other federal agencies to put similar policies into place. The legislation is H.R. 801: the “Fair Copyright in Research Works Act” (http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.111hr801).
All supporters of public access – researchers, libraries, campus administrators, patient advocates, publishers, and others – are asked to please contact your Representative no later than February 28, 2009 to express your support for public access to taxpayer-funded research and ask that he or she oppose H.R.801. Draft letter text is included below. As always, it’s important to let us know what action you’re able to take, via http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/action/log.html.
H.R. 801 is designed to amend current copyright law and create a new category of copyrighted works (Section 201, Title 17). In effect, it would:
1. Prohibit all U.S. federal agencies from conditioning funding agreements to require that works resulting from federal support be made publicly available if those works are either: a) funded in part by sources other than a U.S. agency, or b) the result of "meaningful added value" to the work from an entity that is not party to the agreement.
2. Prohibit U.S. agencies from obtaining a license to publicly distribute, perform, or display such work by, for example, placing it on the Internet.
3. Stifle access to a broad range of federally funded works, overturning the crucially important NIH Public Access Policy and preventing other agencies from implementing similar policies.
4. Because it is so broadly framed, the proposed bill would require an overhaul of the well-established procurement rules in effect for all federal agencies, and could disrupt day-to-day procurement practices across the federal government.
5. Repeal the longstanding "federal purpose" doctrine, under which all federal agencies that fund the creation of a copyrighted work reserve the "royalty-free, nonexclusive right to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the work" for any federal purpose. This will severely limit the ability of U.S. federal agencies to use works that they have funded to support and fulfill agency missions and to communicate with and educate the public.
Because of the NIH Public Access Policy, millions of Americans now have access to vital health care information through the PubMed Central database. Under the current policy, nearly 3,000 new biomedical manuscripts are deposited for public accessibility each month. H.R.801 would prohibit the deposit of these manuscripts, seriously impeding the ability of researchers, physicians, health care professionals, and families to access and use this critical health-related information in a timely manner.
All supporters of public access -- researchers, libraries, campus administrators, patient advocates, publishers, and others -- are asked to contact their Representatives to let them know you support public access to federally funded research and oppose H.R. 801. Again, the proposed legislation would effectively reverse the NIH Public Access Policy, as well as make it impossible for other federal agencies to put similar policies into place.
Thank you for your support and continued persistence in supporting this policy. You know the difference constituent voices can make on Capitol Hill.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact Heather or myself anytime.
All best,
Jennifer
--------------------------
Jennifer McLennan
Director of Communications
SPARC
(The Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition)
http://www.arl.org/sparc
(202) 296-2296 ext 121
jennifer [at] arl [dot] org
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Open Access Timeline Moves to Open Access Directory
You know there is a lot going on in open access, when not even Peter Suber can keep up! Peter just moved his Open Access Timeline to the Open Access Directory. Now, OA community, it is up to us to keep this up to date!
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Open access policy options for funding agencies and universities
Peter Suber's Open Access policy options for funding agencies and universities, February 2009 SPARC Open Access Newsletter, is highly recommended as a resource for anyone working on OA policy development.
If you are working on OA policy, as always I am happy to review draft documents and make suggestions for approaches to policy (no charge!) - please drop me a line at heatherm dot eln dot bc dot ca or hgmorris at gmail dot com
If you are working on OA policy, as always I am happy to review draft documents and make suggestions for approaches to policy (no charge!) - please drop me a line at heatherm dot eln dot bc dot ca or hgmorris at gmail dot com
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Sebastian Boell creates Master List of LIS journals, finds that 16% are open access
Sebastian Boell has self-archived a thesis in E-LIS, producing a Master List of LIS journals and his finding that 16% are open access.
Thanks to Gavin Baker on Open Access News.
Thanks to Gavin Baker on Open Access News.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
STM on institutional repositories
The Society of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers has openly released a document for publishing executives on institutional repositories. While this document clearly shows continuing resistance to public access through institutional repositories, and a fair bit of confusion, there are some positives here as well. One example is STM's open recognition of the value of the IR for public access, the feature of the first paragraph. To me, this is a bit of a milestone, not unlike when publishers first began to acknowledge the value of OA as a philosophical ideal. The open posting of the document, too, is a step forward. Let's hope that this is an initial sign that we're moving past some of the debate, towards a most welcome discussion of the issues.
My detailed comments are on IJPE. See also comments by Peter Suber and Stevan Harnad.
My detailed comments are on IJPE. See also comments by Peter Suber and Stevan Harnad.
Friday, January 16, 2009
OA Librarian is hot!
I picked this up from my colleague Paul Pival's blog The Distant Librarian. Thanks, Paul.
According to the HotStuff 2.0 blog, OA Librarian is presently ranked #9 out of 442 active library-related blogs, a rise of 21 places from #30. I'd say that's a pretty good spot to be in! (The Distant Librarian is in the neighborhood as well, at a definitely not-too-shabby 45).
Here's the background to HotStuff 2.o and the rankings:
According to the HotStuff 2.0 blog, OA Librarian is presently ranked #9 out of 442 active library-related blogs, a rise of 21 places from #30. I'd say that's a pretty good spot to be in! (The Distant Librarian is in the neighborhood as well, at a definitely not-too-shabby 45).
Here's the background to HotStuff 2.o and the rankings:
"RSS feeds from over 800 library related blogs are collated on a daily basis and analysed in an attempt to discover new and/or interesting topics. Not all of the blogs have posted something new since HotStuff was launched, so the number of active blogs is lower."
"Just for fun, every day the last 3 blog posts from each blog are analysed to give a “Hot or Not” score. Points are gained for using words that haven’t been used frequently in the past, but lost for using words that are declining in popularity. You can see the current scores on the Hot or Not page!"
Thursday, January 15, 2009
ELPUB 2009 - Final Call for Papers - NEW DEADLINE January 29, 2009
ELPUB 2009 - Final Call for Papers - NEW DEADLINE January 29, 2009
*** apologies for cross-posting ***
Due to numerous requests for a postponement, and compatible with the review process and the publication time, the deadline for abstracts submission has been extended to January 29: NEW DATE!
ELPUB 2009 - Final Call for Papers - NEW DEADLINE January 29, 2009 (abstract submission)
Rethinking Electronic Publishing : Innovation in Communication Paradigms and Technologies
13th International Conference on Electronic Publishing
10 - 12 June 2009, Milan, Italy
http://www.elpub.net
elpub2009@elpub.net
Electronic publishing via the Internet is continuously changing its shapes and models, challenging traditional players to adapt to new contexts. Innovative technologies enable individuals, scholars, communities and networks to establish contacts, exchange data, produce information, share knowledge. Open access sources and commercial players make contents available for a heterogeneous audience in a diversity of environments. The ELPUB 2009 conference will focus on key issues in e-communications, exploring dissemination channels, business models, technologies, methods and concepts.
See website for detailed author instructions: http://www.elpub.net. All submissions are subject to peer review (double-blind) and accepted by the international ELPUB Programme Committee. Accepted full papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Printed proceedings are distributed during the conference. Electronic versions of the contributions will be archived at: http://elpub.scix.net and indexed by the major indexing agents.
Join the "ELPUB Electronic Publishing Conference" group on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=3D36376184362
ELPUB 2009 and OAI 6 are just 3 days in time and 400 km in space (4 hours by train, 50 minutes by plane) away from each other: take this unique chance to participate in both, enjoying two exciting scientific events in electronic publishing and scholarly communication and visiting Italy and Switzerland.
--
ELPUB 2009, www.elpub.net
General Chair: Susanna Mornati, CILEA, Italy
Programme Chair: Turid Hedlund, Hanken School of Economics, Finland
mailto: elpub2009@elpub.net
*** apologies for cross-posting ***
Due to numerous requests for a postponement, and compatible with the review process and the publication time, the deadline for abstracts submission has been extended to January 29: NEW DATE!
ELPUB 2009 - Final Call for Papers - NEW DEADLINE January 29, 2009 (abstract submission)
Rethinking Electronic Publishing : Innovation in Communication Paradigms and Technologies
13th International Conference on Electronic Publishing
10 - 12 June 2009, Milan, Italy
http://www.elpub.net
elpub2009@elpub.net
Electronic publishing via the Internet is continuously changing its shapes and models, challenging traditional players to adapt to new contexts. Innovative technologies enable individuals, scholars, communities and networks to establish contacts, exchange data, produce information, share knowledge. Open access sources and commercial players make contents available for a heterogeneous audience in a diversity of environments. The ELPUB 2009 conference will focus on key issues in e-communications, exploring dissemination channels, business models, technologies, methods and concepts.
See website for detailed author instructions: http://www.elpub.net. All submissions are subject to peer review (double-blind) and accepted by the international ELPUB Programme Committee. Accepted full papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Printed proceedings are distributed during the conference. Electronic versions of the contributions will be archived at: http://elpub.scix.net and indexed by the major indexing agents.
Join the "ELPUB Electronic Publishing Conference" group on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=3D36376184362
ELPUB 2009 and OAI 6 are just 3 days in time and 400 km in space (4 hours by train, 50 minutes by plane) away from each other: take this unique chance to participate in both, enjoying two exciting scientific events in electronic publishing and scholarly communication and visiting Italy and Switzerland.
--
ELPUB 2009, www.elpub.net
General Chair: Susanna Mornati, CILEA, Italy
Programme Chair: Turid Hedlund, Hanken School of Economics, Finland
mailto: elpub2009@elpub.net
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit updated
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2009
New look, updated content for ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has released an updated version of its popular Scholarly Communication Toolkit in a new format and with updated content. The toolkit continues to provide context and background by summarizing key issues to offer quick, basic information on scholarly communication topics. It also links to examples of specific tools, including handouts, presentations and videos for libraries to adapt and use on their own campuses. The ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit is freely available at http://www.acrl.ala.org/scholcomm/.
“Library services involve education of the next generation, infrastructure for long term knowledge access and advocacy for rights and practices that lead to a sustainable system of scholarly peer-review, its distribution and preservation," explains Kim Douglas, university librarian at California Institute of Technology and co-chair of ACRL’s Scholarly Communication Committee. “The ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit supports library staff seeking to align their programs with an essential byproduct of their parent institutions – the creation, protection, dissemination and archiving of new knowledge.”
“Given the current economic climate, it's natural to ask if scholarly communication activities are a luxury or a distraction,” said Richard Fyffe, librarian of the college for Grinnell College and co-chair of ACRL’s Scholarly Communication Committee. “We define scholarly communications issues as central to the mission of virtually every kind of academic library because they are central to the mission of our institutions. We feel libraries need to maintain a commitment to awareness, understanding, ownership and activism.”
The updated toolkit serves as a resource for scholarly communication discussions inside the library, outreach programs to faculty and administrators and library school students seeking to incorporate these issues into their course work. The ACRL Scholarly Communication Committee, as part of its efforts to keep the toolkit current, encourages librarians to contribute tools and case studies on their local scholarly communication campaigns. Simply post a comment describing your tool and provide a link in the appropriate tab.
The ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit is available online at http://www.acrl.ala.org/scholcomm/.
Thanks to Adrian Ho.
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2009
New look, updated content for ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has released an updated version of its popular Scholarly Communication Toolkit in a new format and with updated content. The toolkit continues to provide context and background by summarizing key issues to offer quick, basic information on scholarly communication topics. It also links to examples of specific tools, including handouts, presentations and videos for libraries to adapt and use on their own campuses. The ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit is freely available at http://www.acrl.ala.org/scholcomm/.
“Library services involve education of the next generation, infrastructure for long term knowledge access and advocacy for rights and practices that lead to a sustainable system of scholarly peer-review, its distribution and preservation," explains Kim Douglas, university librarian at California Institute of Technology and co-chair of ACRL’s Scholarly Communication Committee. “The ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit supports library staff seeking to align their programs with an essential byproduct of their parent institutions – the creation, protection, dissemination and archiving of new knowledge.”
“Given the current economic climate, it's natural to ask if scholarly communication activities are a luxury or a distraction,” said Richard Fyffe, librarian of the college for Grinnell College and co-chair of ACRL’s Scholarly Communication Committee. “We define scholarly communications issues as central to the mission of virtually every kind of academic library because they are central to the mission of our institutions. We feel libraries need to maintain a commitment to awareness, understanding, ownership and activism.”
The updated toolkit serves as a resource for scholarly communication discussions inside the library, outreach programs to faculty and administrators and library school students seeking to incorporate these issues into their course work. The ACRL Scholarly Communication Committee, as part of its efforts to keep the toolkit current, encourages librarians to contribute tools and case studies on their local scholarly communication campaigns. Simply post a comment describing your tool and provide a link in the appropriate tab.
The ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit is available online at http://www.acrl.ala.org/scholcomm/.
Thanks to Adrian Ho.
Second International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference: Deadline for Call for Papers Extended
The final deadline for the call for papers for the 2nd International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference (Vancouver, July 8 - 10, 2009) has been extended to February 9, 2009.
Quick links:
PKP 2009 Conference website:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2009/pkp2009
Call for papers:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2009/pkp2009/schedConf/cfp
About the conference:
The Public Knowledge Project is pleased to announce that the second international PKP conference will be held from July 8 - 10, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The first PKP conference was an overwhelming success with presentations and participants from around the world. A selected set of conference papers was subsequently published in the October 2007 issue of First Monday.
The conference will appeal not just to members of the PKP community, but to anyone interested in trends and developments for scholarly publishing and communication. There will be a wide range of topical sessions on new reading and publishing technologies; open access initiatives; alternative publishing and funding models; national and international collaborative projects; new roles and partnerships for libraries, scholarly publishers and others; and sustainability for open access publishing and open source software. Prospective and first time users of OJS and other PKP software will be able to learn more about the systems and establish contacts with the PKP community. Experienced implementers, developers, and system administrators will have an opportunity to participate in technical sessions and exchange information.
The conference will commence with an opening keynote session on the evening of July 8 convened by John Willinsky, the founder of the Public Knowledge Project. There will be several pre-conference workshops on July 8, and the main conference program will present a combination of concurrent and single track sessions during on July 9 and 10. The conference will conclude with three special symposia on community and network building intended for each of the core PKP constituents: journal editors and publishers; librarians; and software developers.
The conference will be hosted at Simon Fraser University’s downtown campus and will be adjacent to a wide range of accommodations, restaurants, and other popular tourist destinations. Please mark the July 8 - 10 dates on your 2009 calendars. The PKP partners look forward to welcoming you to the second PKP conference.
Quick links:
PKP 2009 Conference website:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2009/pkp2009
Call for papers:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2009/pkp2009/schedConf/cfp
About the conference:
The Public Knowledge Project is pleased to announce that the second international PKP conference will be held from July 8 - 10, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The first PKP conference was an overwhelming success with presentations and participants from around the world. A selected set of conference papers was subsequently published in the October 2007 issue of First Monday.
The conference will appeal not just to members of the PKP community, but to anyone interested in trends and developments for scholarly publishing and communication. There will be a wide range of topical sessions on new reading and publishing technologies; open access initiatives; alternative publishing and funding models; national and international collaborative projects; new roles and partnerships for libraries, scholarly publishers and others; and sustainability for open access publishing and open source software. Prospective and first time users of OJS and other PKP software will be able to learn more about the systems and establish contacts with the PKP community. Experienced implementers, developers, and system administrators will have an opportunity to participate in technical sessions and exchange information.
The conference will commence with an opening keynote session on the evening of July 8 convened by John Willinsky, the founder of the Public Knowledge Project. There will be several pre-conference workshops on July 8, and the main conference program will present a combination of concurrent and single track sessions during on July 9 and 10. The conference will conclude with three special symposia on community and network building intended for each of the core PKP constituents: journal editors and publishers; librarians; and software developers.
The conference will be hosted at Simon Fraser University’s downtown campus and will be adjacent to a wide range of accommodations, restaurants, and other popular tourist destinations. Please mark the July 8 - 10 dates on your 2009 calendars. The PKP partners look forward to welcoming you to the second PKP conference.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Vote for the OA Proposal to the Obama Transition Team's Citizen's Briefing Book
The U.S. Open Access Working Group has posted an OA proposal to the Obama transition team's Citizen's Briefing Book. Please vote for the proposal! Details and links are available on Open Access News.
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