Two days of hacking and sharing for anyone interested in open bibliographic metadata.
Posted 16 May 2012
Wikidata will facilitate knowledge sharing between Wikipedias - and the world.
Posted 15 May 2012
Wikipedia founder to assist with government commitment to OA publishing by 2014 in the wake of 'academic spring' movement.
Posted 12 May 2012
Evidence emerging about the benefits of OA to research articles.
Posted 03 May 2012
Opening up bibliographic data to new audiences can increase visibility of collections and improve discoverability.
Posted 27 April 2012
The Wellcome Trust is to launch a free to view open access journal called eLife.
Posted 10 April 2012
New platform will provide CC0 access to NPG's publication data.
Posted 09 April 2012
JISC Collections has published a survey to into the future of the monograph.
Posted 02 April 2012
Knowledge skills are vital if we are to get the most value out of geospatial data.
Posted 30 March 2012
The Wellcome Trust intends to 'get tough' to ensure timely OA publication.
Posted 30 March 2012
'Lightning' talks and flashes of inspiration at OKFN Open Data meet-up in Scotland.
Posted 27 March 2012
New business models, open data and high tech hubs can all contribute to business growth.
Posted 15 March 2012
Initiative seeks to increase discoverability of OA works.
Posted 06 March 2012
Collaboration between National Library of Jerusalem and Germany part of a 'legacy plan'.
Posted 05 March 2012
Version 1.0 launched - project calling for volunteer involvement.
Posted 22 February 2012
With the increased amount of data, a competition sets out to find creative 'article apps'.
Posted 22 February 2012
Open access to doctoral theses is 'good for research'.
Posted 21 February 2012
Open Linked Data is a 'win win' for providers and customers says Europeana.
Posted 17 February 2012
With so few Swedish language e-books available, Stockholm Public Libraries developed innovative responses, including working with partners to produce their own e-books.
Posted 03 February 2012
The European Commission has published the results of its Online survey on scientific information in the digital age.
Posted 02 February 2012
2011 has been a year of growth for Europeana, Europe's digital library, archive and museum.
Posted 14 December 2011
Open data can stimulate the digital economy and provide social and economic benefits - Europeana's new White Paper focuses on open data business models.
Posted 05 December 2011
UKeiG has awarded the 2011 Jason Farradane Award to the UK Council of Research Repositories (UKCoRR).
Posted 22 November 2011
UNESCO's new portal to provide up-to-date information on OA in member states.
Posted 09 November 2011
Last minute places offered at event focusing on OA and demonstrating value.
Posted 04 November 2011