The European Commission has launched AthenaWeb, a portal of OA audiovisual information about European science. From yesterday's press release: 'The European Commission, in association with a number of professional media and science organisations, is launching an innovative web portal designed for audiovisual and scientific communities in Europe, to support their work in promoting and communicating about science. Functions of this new platform include an electronic library of science programmes, an online agenda of key events, a European science news service and a forum for co-productions and partnerships.' (Thanks to ResourceShelf.)
Update. AthenaWeb falls regrettbly short of OA, especially for a publicly-funded site. Access is only free for registered users and registration is only free for "professionals". I can't find the site's criteria for what counts as a professional. Perhaps students, autodidacts, and unprofessional curious mind will get a publicly-funded error message. (Thanks to Klaus Graf.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 6/04/2005 11:27:00 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.
