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BiblioHack event announced

Two days of hacking and sharing for anyone interested in open bibliographic metadata.

Wikidata: the next step for Wikipedia and more

Wikidata will facilitate knowledge sharing between Wikipedias - and the world.

UK to enable open access to all publicly funded research

Wikipedia founder to assist with government commitment to OA publishing by 2014 in the wake of 'academic spring' movement.

Open access savings in the UK public sector

Evidence emerging about the benefits of OA to research articles.

Interoperable and open bibliographic data

Opening up bibliographic data to new audiences can increase visibility of collections and improve discoverability.

Wellcome Trust announces eLife

The Wellcome Trust is to launch a free to view open access journal called eLife.

Nature Publishing Group releases linked data platform

New platform will provide CC0 access to NPG's publication data.

OAPEN-UK: new survey open

JISC Collections has published a survey to into the future of the monograph.

On location - the impact of geospatial information

Knowledge skills are vital if we are to get the most value out of geospatial data.

Wellcome Trust and OA research

The Wellcome Trust intends to 'get tough' to ensure timely OA publication.

Viva la open data!

'Lightning' talks and flashes of inspiration at OKFN Open Data meet-up in Scotland.

Digital by design - UK initiatives for growth and openness

New business models, open data and high tech hubs can all contribute to business growth.

OAPEN announces new service for OA monographs

Initiative seeks to increase discoverability of OA works.

Project to digitise German-Jewish works

Collaboration between National Library of Jerusalem and Germany part of a 'legacy plan'.

Open Data Handbook launched

Version 1.0 launched - project calling for volunteer involvement.

Finnish newspaper launches data journalism app contest

With the increased amount of data, a competition sets out to find creative 'article apps'.

JISC survey on open access to electronic theses

Open access to doctoral theses is 'good for research'.

Europeana explains Open Linked Data

Open Linked Data is a 'win win' for providers and customers says Europeana.

Overcoming e-book 'stagnation'

With so few Swedish language e-books available, Stockholm Public Libraries developed innovative responses, including working with partners to produce their own e-books.