Open access perspectives
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International Open Access Week 2022: Open for Climate Justice
Tackling the climate crisis requires the rapid exchange of knowledge across geographic, economic, and disciplinary boundaries.
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The US has ruled all taxpayer-funded research must be free to read. What’s the benefit of open access?
Lack of free access to research leads to discrimination, both in academia and for us all. This new guidance is…
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In the know: KM4AgD Challenge, UKRI open access policy, Acume, Meet Libby
In the know is a regular roundup of knowledge management (KM) items of interest.
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Open access in sub-Saharan Africa
There are three clear questions practically related to OA in sub-Saharan Africa.
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In the know: KM for IT teams, Open Access, and The Decolonial Critique
In the know is a regular roundup of knowledge management (KM) items of interest.
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What can we gain from open access to Australian research? Climate action for a start
The urgency of climate change demands solutions, but more than half of Australian research is still behind paywalls.
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Science publishing has opened up during the coronavirus pandemic. It won’t be easy to keep it that way
The COVID-19 pandemic has made a compelling case for open access to research knowledge. However, there is still a lack…
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SOAS University of London leads the way with its approach to open access
Journal paywalls prevent access to research findings that are potentially of great importance to practitioners and researchers. SOAS is leading…
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Open Access Week is a call to action for the KM community
Setting the default to open is an essential step for KM research, but it's yet to be completed.
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Paywall The Movie
The documentary Paywall: The Business of Scholarship focuses on the need for open access to research and science.
