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Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

Towards Open Research (Oct 2016)

https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/pstorage-wellcome-4792389547823904/6739038/TowardsOpenResearch.pdf

The long read: Why do institutional repositories remain one of the only viable options for Green Open Access?

http://strathoa.tumblr.com/post/152680188170/the-long-read-why-do-institutional-repositories

71 More Open Access and subscription Journals added to JournalTOCs

https://roddymacleod.wordpress.com/2016/11/

IFLA Library

http://www.ifla.org/node/10954

Deep Dive: Open Access and Transforming the Future of Research

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/11/deep-dive-open-access-and-transforming-future-research

New milestone for MIT Faculty Open Access Policy

https://libraries.mit.edu/news/milestone-faculty-access-3/22639/

Open access to Botswana’s knowledge assets

http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?aid=64256&dir=2016/november/01

The Right to Education Index: Using open data for research and advocacy to address human rights

http://blog.okfn.org/2016/11/01/the-right-to-education-index/

How researchers and journals can use preprints to make research freely accessible

http://www.editage.com/insights/how-researchers-and-journals-can-use-preprints-to-make-research-freely-accessible?placement=5-exceed-return

Knowledge Unlatched: Usage statistics: 74,000 downloads in 183 countries and 22,000 page views

http://www.knowledgeunlatched.org/2016/10/usage-stats-q32016/

How many open access policies and mandates do we have?

http://www.editage.com/insights/how-many-open-access-policies-and-mandates-do-we-have

Agencies Increase Open Access to Federally Funded Research

https://www.meritalk.com/articles/agencies-increase-open-access-to-federally-funded-research/

In the marketplace: Open access library policies, next-gen campus data networks, and more

http://www.ecampusnews.com/news/marketplace-open-access-library-policies-next-gen-campus-data-networks/

 

Open Data:

State of the Union of Open Data 2016: Despite Steady Gains, Challenges Remain

http://www.govtech.com/data/State-of-the-Union-of-Open-Data-2016-Despite-Steady-Gains-Challenges-Remain.html

Report: Open data's positives are still in their infancy

http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/report-open-datas-positives-are-still-in-their-infancy

Zenodo: Open Data for Open Science

https://giving.web.cern.ch/civicrm/contribute/transact%3Freset=1&id=20

Scientific Data Science and the Case for Open Access

https://peerj.com/preprints/2566.pdf

 

Open Educational Resources:

A Master List of 1,200 Free Courses From Top Universities: 40,000 Hours of Audio/Video Lectures

http://www.openculture.com/2016/09/a-master-list-of-1200-free-courses-from-top-universities.html

Open Educational Resources

http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Open_Educational_Resources

Overview and Analysis of Practices with Open Educational Resources in Adult Education in Europe

https://www.openeducationeuropa.eu/en/article/Overview-and-Analysis-of-Practices-with-Open-Educational-Resources-in-Adult-Education-in-Europe

TOOLS FOR LEARNING - Open for Learning: Open Educational Resources: Ensuring Equity of Access to Education Resources for All Students

http://www.internetatschools.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=114517

3 Ways to Prove the ROI in Open Educational Resources

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2016/11/3-ways-prove-roi-open-educational-resources

 

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