JISC has announced a program to fund four studies of scholarly communication:
Terms of Reference: Guide on Scholarly Publishing Trends
Terms of Reference: Learned Society Open Access Business Models
Terms of Reference: Disciplinary Differences and Needs
Terms of Reference: Open Access Citation Information
From the announcement: 'Up to £20,000 is available for the first study, and up to £30,000 for studies 2), 3) and 4). This funding includes any expenses and applicable VAT. The deadline for proposals is 13:00 hours on Tuesday 8th February 2005. Projects should begin by the beginning of April 2005 at the latest and complete by Monday 4th July 2005.' For more details, see the Invitation to Tender (a DOC file).
Posted by
Peter Suber at 12/22/2004 01:14:00 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.
