In a related development, the Australian government has released a Consultation Paper (June 2008) on the country's new research assessment exercise, Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA). Public comments are due by June 30, 2008. (Thanks to Arthur Sale.) The ERA replaces the Research Quality Framework (RQF). While the RQF had implications for OA, largely negative, I haven't yet seen any comments on the OA implications of the ERA.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 6/06/2008 09:01:00 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.
