The copyright issues in scientific communication have a crucial role in moving to an Open Access model for scientific publishing. The project aims at providing all academic users with practical, uncomplicated and updated information about copyright connected to scientific communication. The project will
survey actual legal practice at Swedish institutions of higher education,
report on interesting cases of legal practice from foreign institutions of higher education,
illuminate the relations between author and institution, researcher and publisher, law and contract.
The project will use several channels of communication: a new website, a manual with a focus on practical situations, courses and seminars.
The project is co-funded by the Swedish Research Council. The project is funded for a first phase 2007-2008, followed by an external evaluation before deciding on future funding.
Grant from the National Library: 600 000 SEK.
For information contact either: The Project leader: Ingegerd Rabow...[or] The Coordinator of the OpenAccess.se development programme of the National Library of Sweden: Jan Hagerlid....
Posted by
Peter Suber at 8/15/2007 09:51:00 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.
