Mastodawn

Mathijs Vleugel Feb 20, 2023

Stephen Eglen Feb 20, 2023

Should the UK make a deal with Springer Nature (SN)?

I argue that the UK should no longer support transformative deals; other forward-looking models are proposed.

1. Nature APCs are not justified.

2. Gold OA is not the only way forward.

3. Gold OA creates another paywall that prevents many authors from publishing.

4. SN refuse to recognise #RightsRetention for all authors.

5. SN have not met last year's targets for over half their transformative journals.

https://unlockingresearch-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/?p=3494

Should the UK make a deal with Springer Nature? - Unlocking Research

This is a guest post by Prof. Stephen J. Eglen on the concurrent negotiations between the UK academic sector and the publisher Springer Nature. Prof. Eglen is a Fellow of Magdalene College and Professor of Computational Neuroscience in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge. This post does not … Continue reading Should the UK make a deal with Springer Nature? →

Unlocking Research

Mathijs Vleugel Jan 26, 2023

Open Access Tracking Project Jan 26, 2023

CC Open Education Platform Lightning Talks: Join us on 2 February 2023 https://ift.tt/OcXELzD

CC Open Education Platform Lightning Talks: Join us on 2 February 2023 - Creative Commons

The Creative Commons Open Education Platform community welcomes you to our Lightning Talks, or seven-minute presentations on specific updates or stories in open education. Kicking off our Lightning Talks series for 2023, presenters will highlight: open educational resources (OER) as tools for social justice, work/life balance, climate change and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals … Read More "CC Open Education Platform Lightning Talks: Join us on 2 February 2023"

Creative Commons

Mathijs Vleugel Jan 19, 2023

petersuber Jan 19, 2023

"There are significant variations across the European #repository landscape with differing levels of support and funding…Some repositories have access to the resources they need…while others find it a challenge to maintain up-to-date software platforms and suitable staffing levels. For Europe to maintain its position as a global leader in #OpenScience, we must ensure there is a strong and sustainable network of open repositories."
https://www.coar-repositories.org/news-updates/openaire-liber-sparc-europe-and-coar-launch-joint-strategy-to-strengthen-the-european-repository-network/

#OpenAire #Liber #SparcEurope #COAR

OpenAIRE, LIBER, SPARC Europe and COAR Launch Joint Strategy to Strengthen the European Repository Network

Open science is ushering in a new paradigm for research; one in which all researchers have unprecedented access to the full corpus of research for analysis, text and data mining, and other novel research methods. A prerequisite for achieving this vision is a strong and well-functioning network of repositories that provides human and machine access

COAR

Mathijs Vleugel Jan 19, 2023

ALLEA - All European Academies Jan 19, 2023

Our new event report is out on the 'International Reflections on #STEMEducation' symposium 📚

Don't miss key insights 💡 on interdisciplinary approaches, technology in the classroom 💻 and inclusive teaching methods. A must-read for educators and policymakers!

👉 http://allea.org/event-report-on-the-allea-ria-symposium-on-international-reflections-on-stem-education/

Event Report on the ALLEA-RIA Symposium on "International Reflections on STEM Education" - ALLEA

Mathijs Vleugel Jan 17, 2023

"if #OpenData were formally recognized in the same way as research articles in evaluation, hiring and promotion processes, research groups would lose at least one incentive for keeping their data sets closed."

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00921-x

Time to recognize authorship of open data

The open data revolution won’t happen unless the research system values the sharing of data as much as authorship on papers.

Mathijs Vleugel Jan 16, 2023

ALLEA - All European Academies Jan 13, 2023

📣 #WeAreHiring

ALLEA seeks a new Corporate #CommunicationsOfficer to join our team in #Berlin (80-100% FTE). The position is initially limited to a period of 24 months with the possibility of an extension!

This position offers the flexibility of combining office and remote work!

📅 Application deadline: 5 February 2023

Learn more about the application process here 👇

🔗 https://allea.org/job-offer-allea-seeks-corporate-communications-officer/

Job Offer: ALLEA Seeks Corporate Communications Officer - ALLEA

ALLEA is currently seeking a Corporate Communications Officer (80-100% FTE) to join our team in Berlin initially for 24 months.

Mathijs Vleugel Jan 13, 2023

Erinn Acland, PhD Jan 13, 2023

Starting 2023, four universities are pausing or ending their Elsevier subscription due to exorbitant pricing.

Elsevier's subscription was costing them ~10% of their Libraries' entire budget.

"Elsevier’s prices have increased each year and have outpaced inflation"...this is despite Elsevier having the highest profit margins of virtually any other industry or publisher.

via https://www.dailyemerald.com/news/pressing-pause-on-elsevier-subscription/article_93c07dec-9120-11ed-8ce9-abbca97ab954.html
Figure via @MatteoCarandini
#OpenScience #AcademicPublishing #Science @academicchatter

Pressing ‘pause’ on Elsevier subscription

UO pauses its Elsevier subscription journal package and stands up for open access research alongside other universities.

Daily Emerald

Mathijs Vleugel Jan 11, 2023

petersuber Jan 11, 2023

1/ The Finnish parliament rejected draft legislation to expand the exclusive rights of publishers and limit text mining. The committee said the draft would violate the rights to education and science spelled out in the Finnish Constitution and EU treaties.
https://libereurope.eu/article/the-fundamental-right-to-education-and-science-constitutional-law-v-copyright-law/

#Finland #Copyright #TDM

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