Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

UK's First Fully Open Access University Press - 'All Our Books Have Been Downloaded at least 700 Times'

http://bestthenews.com/article/uks-first-fully-open-access-university-press-all-our-books-have-been-downloaded-least-700

Access to Research Infrastructures: Charter gives priority to Open Science

http://www.eua.be/activities-services/news/newsitem/2016/03/17/access-to-research-infrastructures-charter-gives-priority-to-open-science

European Charter for Access  to Research Infrastructures: Principles and Guidelines for Access and Related Services

https://ec.europa.eu/research/infrastructures/pdf/2016_charterforaccessto-ris.pdf#view=fit&pagemode=none

Rapid publishing and open peer review accelerating research communication in times of crisis

http://blog.scienceopen.com/2016/03/rapid-publishing-and-open-peer-review-accelerating-research-communication-in-times-of-crisis/

The Netherlands: paving the way for Open Access

http://esperandoeleco.ucc.edu.co/en/editors/the-netherlands-paving-the-way-for-open-access/

Psychology OA resources  

http://libguides.wits.ac.za/c.php?g=145496&p=952688

105 Animated Philosophy Videos from Wireless Philosophy (a project sponsored by Yale, MIT, Duke & More)

http://www.openculture.com/2015/10/105-animated-philosophy-videos-from-wireless-philosophy.html

Download all 36 of Jan Vermeer’s Beautifully Rare Paintings

http://www.openculture.com/2016/02/download-all-36-of-jan-vermeers-beautifully-rare-paintings-many-in-stunning-high-resolution.html

47 Animated Videos Explain the History of Ideas: From Aristotle to Sartre

http://www.openculture.com/2015/09/47-animated-videos-explain-the-history-of-ideas-from-aristotle-to-sartre.html

As Predicted, Elsevier's Attempt To Silence Sci-Hub Has Increased Public Awareness Massively

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160316/10375733922/as-predicted-elseviers-attempt-to-silence-sci-hub-has-increased-public-awareness-massively.shtml

Sci-Hubbub

http://ipkitten.blogspot.co.za/2016/03/the-sci-hubbub.html

Give Open Access and Open Science the attention they deserve

http://openscholarchampions.eu/champions/attentiontoopenaccessandopenscience/

 

Data Management:

The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship

http://www.nature.com/articles/sdata201618

 

Open Educational Resources:

Open ”Educational Resources vs “Open” Pedagogy: Why Meanings Matter

http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/4496