October 14, 2008 was the world’s first Open Access Day!

SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), the Public Library of Science (PLoS), and Students for FreeCulture have jointly announced the first international Open Access Day. Building on the worldwide momentum toward Open Access (OA) to publicly funded research, Open Access Day will create a key opportunity for the higher education community and the general public to understand more clearly the opportunities of wider access and use of content. Open Access Day will help to broaden awareness and understanding of OA, including recent mandates and emerging policies, within the international higher education community and the general public.
Continue reading →

14th October, 2008 No Comments