Intellectual Property
SA Copyright Amendment Bill 2017 - Feedback
The Bill was on the agenda for discussion by the Portfolio Sub-Committee on Trade & Industry on 7 March 2018. It is on the agenda again for 14 March 2018. The processing of the Bill will apparently continue well into mid-2018.
Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:
Association of Universities in the Netherlands launches 2018-2020 Road Map to Open Access
Open science initiatives: challenges for public health promotion
3 open source tools for scientific publishing
https://opensource.com/article/18/3/scientific-publishing-software
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)’s updated mission (March 2018)
https://blog.doaj.org/2018/03/07/doajs-mission-updated-march-2018/
Eight reasons early posting models are taking off in 2018
https://www.research-consulting.com/eight-things-2018-preprints/
Get Involved in Our Initiative to Explore Blockchain Technologies for Peer Review
https://www.digital-science.com/blog/news/blockchain-technologies-for-peer-review/
Erasing history
https://www.cjr.org/special_report/microfilm-newspapers-media-digital.php
A Curious Blindness Among Peer Review Initiatives
Catching the Wave — The Tide Turns Toward the Subscription Model