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Hughes afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

Posted on July 19, 2007 by pm286

From Peter Suber, blogging Alex Palazzo PS: More on the HHMI-Elsevier deal Alex Palazzo, JCB to HHMI: Why did you sell out to Elsevier? The Daily Transcript, July 18, 2007. Excerpt: Yesterday…I came across a commentary by Mike Rossner and … Continue reading →

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Moderatorial

Posted on July 18, 2007 by pm286

Occasionally I write a “moderatorial” – a commentary on any list or blog I am running. When I started this blog I had no idea where it would go – programming, puzzles, diversions. Over the last two-three months it seems … Continue reading →

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Apology to Maxine Clarke and Nature

Posted on July 17, 2007 by pm286

I have been over-brusque and apologize to Maxine Clarke who has pointed out: I understand from your post above that you feel my response listing open publications and products is too fuzzy and does not match with what you have … Continue reading →

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Can Open Data be manipulated?

Posted on July 17, 2007 by pm286

Chrsi Rusbridge – who runs the Digital Curation Centre – has raised the question of whether making data Open increases the risk of fraudulent manipulation of content: Open Data… Open Season? Peter Murray Rust is an enthusiastic advocate of Open … Continue reading →

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Why US citizens need to lobby the House

Posted on July 16, 2007 by pm286

I am not a US citizen so cannot influence any representative about the NIH bill (see my post US citizens: please lobby for House vote on OA mandate next Tuesday). But in case you think this doesn’t matter, here’s the … Continue reading →

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Why Open Access metrics are necessary

Posted on July 16, 2007 by pm286

My recent activity into Open Access practice is motivated by making sure that things are done properly rather than a desire to bash publishers or campaign against lower prices. I’m not an expert here – I don’t know what the … Continue reading →

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No more hamburgers!?

Posted on July 14, 2007 by pm286

From HUBLOG (who I think is Alf Eaton from Nature) we have: EPUB and Adobe Digital EditionsBill McCoy from Adobe came in to give us a talk yesterday, the main part of which was a demo of Adobe Digital Editions … Continue reading →

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More "potential reproducibility"

Posted on July 14, 2007 by pm286

I’ve just blogged about a group (Open Data is critical for Reproducible Research) which is wanting to publish reproducible science. Quite by chance I then read  Bill Hooker reporting another effort to create reproducibility: Giving Open Notebook Science a Try … Continue reading →

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Open Data is critical for Reproducible Research

Posted on July 14, 2007 by pm286

I have been contacted by a group in Lausanne working in the audiovisual area who want to publish their work so it can be reproduced. Here’s their outline and links to protocols: Reproducible Research In our lab, we try to … Continue reading →

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Survey of "free to read" Chemistry in Wiley Publications

Posted on July 13, 2007 by pm286

The Blue Obelisk community is undertaking a survey of access to chemical Open Data through Open Access, Fuzzy Open Access, and closed Access publications. Today I looked at Wiley’s offering. (Note although Blackwell and Wiley are now one company I … Continue reading →

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