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Thursday, May 25, 2006

More on the First Monday Openness conference

Prayas Abhinav has written a two-part summary of the First Monday conference, Openness: Code, science and content (Chicago, May 15-17, 2006).

From Part I:

Jennifer Papin’s paper (she was from Trinidad & Tobago), which was about Open Access Publishing, was a good introduction to the concepts, challenges, motivations of OA. I got thinking, are there any OAP consultants around, who can help institutions help shape their OA policies and programs? And maybe even help them setup the systems to go open.

From Part II:

Charlotte Tschider’s paper talked about the impact factors of different journals - Open Access and other. She spoke about how “giving necessiates reciprocity”, about the concept of hau about how givers and receivers are connected infinitely.

Comment. On the consultant question, the answer is yes. I'd be glad to help institutions shape their OA policies (time permitting, no charge). If I'm too busy or speak the wrong language, I can also recommend others from around the world.