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Why Open Access Has To Look Up For Academic Publishing To Look Up: by Anubha Sinha — published Oct 12, 2016 — filed under: Openness, Open Access
In an important development, the US Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against the India-based OMICS group for harassing authors to publish in its journals.
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Approaching Open Research via Open Data - Presentation at TERI, December 22, 2015: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Jan 12, 2016 — last modified Jan 12, 2016 02:37 PM — filed under: Open Data, Open Research, Open Government Data, Openness
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Delhi, organised a seminar on 'Open Access in Research Area: A Strategic Approach' on December 22, 2015. We supported the seminar as a knowledge partner. Sumandro Chattapadhyay was invited to deliver a special address. Here are the notes and slides from the presentation.
Located in Openness
Francis Bags EPT Award for Open Access in Developing World: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 29, 2012 — last modified Aug 03, 2013 05:36 AM — filed under: Award, Open Content, Video, Open Access, Openness
The Electronic Publishing Trust recently announced a new annual award to be made to individuals working in developed countries who have made significant contribution for the cause of open access and free exchange of research findings. There were 30 nominations from 17 countries around the world and Dr. Francis Jayakanth from the National Centre of Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore was selected for the inaugural EPT Award for Open Access in the Developing World by a committee that went through all the nominations.
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Open Access to International Agricultural Research: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 15, 2010 — last modified Aug 25, 2011 08:13 AM — filed under: Openness, Open Access
Open access advocates have urged the top management of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research to give open access to its research publications. A report by Subbiah Arunachalam on 3 June, 2010 was also circulated to all the signatories of the letter.
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An Open Digital Global South: Risks and Rewards: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 12, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Digital Rights
Pranesh Prakash will be speaking at a conference to be organized by UC Davis Law School on May 25 and 26, 2017, in California, USA.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Seminar on Open Access in Research Area: A Strategic Approach: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Dec 15, 2015 — last modified Dec 22, 2015 05:37 AM — filed under: Open Data, Featured, Open Research, Open Access, Openness, Event
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Delhi, is organising a seminar on open access in research on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. The seminar will focus on: 1) wider access to scientific publications and research data, 2) access to scientific information, and 3) challenges and opportunities of research data. The Centre for Internet and Society is supporting the event as a Knowledge Partner.
Located in Openness
How Open Access Content helps Fuel Growth in Indian-language Wikipedias: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Oct 25, 2016 — filed under: CIS-A2K, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Open Access
Mobile Internet connectivity is growing rapidly in rural India, and because most Internet users are more comfortable in their native languages, websites producing content in Indian languages are going to drive this growth. In a country like India in which only a handful of journals are available in Indian languages, open access to research and educational resources is hugely important for populating content for the various Indian language Wikipedias.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Withdrawal of Journal Access is a Wake-up Call for Researchers in the Developing World: by Subbiah Arunachalam — published Feb 18, 2011 — last modified Nov 01, 2023 12:39 PM
Guest blog by Leslie Chan, Barbara Kirsop, Subbiah Arunachalam (Trustees for the Electronic Publishing Trust for Development). This article was published in Speaking of Medicine PLoS Medicine community blog on January 17, 2011.
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Helping Institutions Embrace Open Access: by Admin — published Nov 23, 2017 — last modified Nov 27, 2017 03:11 PM — filed under: Openness, Open Access, Access to Knowledge
World over, a large number of universities and institutions are making way for open access repositories. Why have Indian researchers shied away from it?
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Open Access to Law: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 24, 2013
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