Archival work (photo courtesy of Helen Wheatley) People following the last few weeks of the Critical Studies in Television blog will have seen my brilliant colleagues discussing the essential work that they have been able to do thanks to the previous researcher-led access arrangements at the BBC Written Archives.
Im September ist die Open-Access-Publikation Mörderische Verschwendung – Der Beginn des Holocaust im Generalgouvernement von Frank Grelka (Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt) erschienen. Die Veröffentlichung wurde durch den Publikationsfonds des Landes Brandenburg gefördert.
This October 20 – 26 is International Open Access Week 2025, organized by SPARC in partnership with the Open Access Week Advisory Committee. PKP takes the time to answer the theme question, “Who Owns Our Knowledge?” and invites communities to join in. This year’s theme asks a pointed question about the present moment and how, […] The post Who Owns Our Knowledge?
The Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN) and the Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) have partnered to advance open science and research data management in the region. Through support from DataCite’s Global Access Fund (GAF), this collaboration focuses on building the technical infrastructure needed to support experimental data in line with the FAIR principles.
In most scientific disciplines, the standard way to share new research findings is to publish a research article in a peer-reviewed journal. Increasingly, however, the standard approach to scientific publishing is complemented by alternative approaches, the most significant one being the publication of non-peer-reviewed research articles on preprint servers.
Die jüngst erschienene Studie Jenseits des Bolschewismus: Lebenswege Weimarer Linkskommunisten zwischen den Systemen des 20. Jahrhunderts von Rhena Stürmer (Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt [Oder]) ist im Open Access verfügbar und wurde durch den Publikationsfonds des Landes Brandenburg gefördert.
Is it time for you to update your Open Journal Systems (OJS) installation? What else can you do to keep your installation secure and take part in the shared responsibility? What resources are available to you? Continue on to get answers to these questions. Is it time to upgrade? No matter what version of OJS […] The post Memo: Keeping your OJS Installation Secure appeared first on Public Knowledge Project.
RAND Report: Why biology still favors the offense in biosecurity
Licensing spans areas of library work such as promoting open access, helping people navigate publication rights, advocating for open infrastructure, and the technological elements of research and learning. When used well, open licences can underpin a lot of possibilities for finding, accessing, creating, and preserving scholarly work.
I’ve always been uncomfortable around historical re-enactors at museums – people who are walking around in period costume while visitors in modern clothes are browsing the exhibits.