In discussing the different types of research objects that may be considered, Bechhofer came up as someone to look into.
Bechhofer, Sean, De Roure, David, Gamble, Matthew, Goble, Carole and Buchan, Iain (2010) Research Objects: Towards Exchange and Reuse of Digital Knowledge. In, The Future of the Web for Collaborative Science (FWCS 2010), Raleigh, NC, USA, (Submitted) [link]
And publishers’ response, and JISC response to them.
This is another conversation happening about libraries and the academy.
“Results. We estimate that in 2006 the total number of articles published was approximately 1,350,000. Of this number 4.6% became immediately openly available and an additional 3.5% after an embargo period of, typically, one year. Furthermore, usable copies of 11.3% could be found in subject-specific or institutional repositories or on the home pages of the authors.”
Also, Björk’s google scholar page.
Three links of interest today
1) Academic Publishing is Broken from The Scientist
2) Academic Publishing Doesn’t Add Up at The Guardian
3) The Harvard Faculty Advisory Council is urging all faculty to move towards just using open access.
I just finished this book. I know many of you have read it, but for those that haven’t, please, check it out before the working group. There are a lot of great ideas here that slot in with what we are trying to do.
Everyone should watch this! It’s long – good for sitting back, relaxing, and thinking. Note, one of our group members is a participant.