As the result of a conference yesterday in Brussels, the European Commission will create a forum to coordinate the activities of the major European funders of biomedical research. The primary purposes are to fund critical areas, reduce redundancy, help researchers share tools and tissue samples, and generally help funders maximize their return on investment. (PS: The new forum would be the perfect fulcrum for demanding open access to the results of publicly funded research. If any OAN readers have a connection to the forum, I hope you will explore this possibility. I would be happy to advise and consult based on my experience with the NIH plan.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 12/14/2004 11:17:00 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.
