What is Open Access? The Berlin Declaration states: Open access contributions must satisfy two conditions: The author(s) and right holder(s) of such contributions grant(s) to all users a free, irrevocable, worldwide, right of access to, and a license to copy, use, distribute, transmit and display the work publicly and to make and distribute derivative works, Read More

Scholarly communications can get bogged down in discussions of metrics, publishing models, open access,  promotion & tenure, and funder mandates. These discussions are important but miss that essential ingredient that makes the world spin and life worth living – passion! The first CUA Physics Department Colloquium of February featured Raffaele Resta, Ph.D. speaking on Are Polarization Read More

Open access and social networking readings seem to be coalescing around the “idea” of reading carefully! The Pew Research Center documents that usage of social media is increasing.  Two other articles question whether social media or open access have any impact on scholarly communications. Social Media and Its Impact on Medical Research by Phil Davis Read More

Have you noticed a new slide inserted into many presentations lately? “What keeps me/you – insert field or job here – awake at night?” Librarians might say it is the high costs and complexity of content subscriptions. Today’s article Slow and Steady – Taking Time to Think in the Age of Rapid Publishing Cycles by Read More

Just a note as we begin our new academic year. This blog space seeks highlight issues in scholarly communication including open access publishing, research data and alt-metrics. Here is something to think about this week: Is Google the next big player in scholarly publishing? How ‘Google Science’ could transform academic publishing In part, whether Google Read More

US Department of Energy Public Access Plan was released on July 24, 2014. [Plan] The Department of Energy (DOE) has implemented their own Public Access Gateway for Energy and Science (DOE PAGES – Beta) as a repository for federally funded research. In US Department of Energy Announces Public Access Plan (David Crotty, Aug. 4, 2014), Read More