Delivering the world with free UK access to international data, JISC, February 27, 2004. An unsigned article on ESDS International, a new data service from ESDS. Excerpt: "ESDS International hosts international statistical databanks that collectively chart over 50 years of global social and economic change and includes topics such as the environment, human development, social expenditure, education, employment, trade, industry, demography and economic performamce....Thanks to JISC and ESRC funding it is estimated that ESDS International has secured access to over £5 million pounds worth of data for a five year period for approximately £500,000 thus delivering significant savings to the whole academic community and removing a significant barrier to use of international data in research and teaching."
Posted by
Peter Suber at 2/27/2004 09:11:00 AM.
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.
