The British Library (BL) and Book Industry Communication (BIC) have produced SIMONE (the Simple ONIX Editing Tool), software to streamline the creation and exchange of booktrade metadata. Quoting Clive Field, the BL's Director of Scholarship and Collections: "The software will enhance the Library's ability to create a national digital archive, by simplifying the data input to its digital library systems. Contributing to the development of SIMONE also encourages the use of a common standard between users of metadata." See the press release.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 6/17/2002 02:21:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
