Open Access Overview (definition, introduction)

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Why librarians should be concerned with Open Access Rapid price escalations in scholarly journal subscription rates have been adversely affecting access to scholarly information. Often referred to as the 'serials pricing crisis', the costs of academic journals have been sharply climbing for over two decades now. According to the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the average cost of a serial subscription for ARL member libraries increased by 315% from 1989 to 2003. Partially responsible for these increases is the ongoing consolidation of the journal publishing market. Impact on libraries . Journal price increases have far outpaced increases in library budgets and this has eroded libraries’ buying power significantly. In response to the rapidly rising prices of academic journals, research libraries have turned to site licensing as a means to increase their buying power and secure greater access to journals for their users. This system is simply not sustainable. Open Access offers a viable solution to the serials pricing crisis.

Trans-Pacific Partnership The National Security Archive Scholarly Publishing - MIT Libraries | Dispelling Myths about Open Access Is it true that Open Access means an article is not copyrighted? No. Choosing to publish through an open access channel does not mean the article is not copyrighted. The same options exist when publishing through an open access channel as when an article is published through a controlled-access (or traditional subscription) model: the author may in some cases be able to retain copyright, or may be required to grant the journal publisher copyright. But in either case, the article is still copyrighted, either by you or the publisher. There is no direct and clean relationship between open access journals and copyright policy. Some publishers of hybrid journals allow authors to retain copyright for articles published under their open access option; others will still ask that you transfer copyright. Even when self-publishing on the web, the author has copyright to the content. Is it true that Open Access articles and journals are not peer-reviewed? No. No. No. No. No. No.

CILIP: the library and information association When asked about what the library of the future looks like, Miguel Figueroa, director of “The Centre for the Future of Libraries” of the American Library Association, responds “I really don’t think there’s a prescribed future for libraries so it’s very difficult to point to specific libraries and say this is the library of the future. Instead, it has everything to do with the needs of your community and finding a library that is pursuing one of several futures that aligns with your vision and your community’s needs.” Formerly a director of the ALA Office for Diversity and the Office for Literacy and Outreach Services, M. Figueroa still very much a follower of community-orientated approaches by library services, although his current involvement in library futurology is mainly focused outside the immediate environment of libraries to consider trends and changes from other sectors. How did the idea of “Center for the Future of Libraries“ come to life? Thank you for your answers!

Foreign Policy in Focus | CIA Accountability Hits New Lows - Fir In a virtually unnoticed exchange on February 3, Congressman Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) called the CIA to task for its incredibly ham-fisted handling of an April 20, 2001 incident in Peru. In collaboration with a CIA aircrew working as part of a joint program to interdict drug trafficking, the Peruvian air force shot down a plane carrying an American missionary family, killing two. In an angry tone, the Republican congressman denounced the CIA’s response, released the actual film of the incident, and triggered an official statement from the agency — conveniently left off the CIA website to attract as little attention as possible. This episode is important as part of the continuing effort to bring accountability to CIA operations. Shooting Down Civilians The key facts became known within 10 days of the tragedy. The Cover-Up The CIA responded to these investigations by burying it all as deeply as possible. Only after Hoekstra made an issue of the Helgerson report did CIA director Michael V.

Navigating the Wild West of non-peer-reviewed science Peer review serves as a critical sanity check for the scientific literature. It is by no means a perfect system—flaws ranging from outright fraud to subtle errors can easily slip past reviewers—but peer review can generally identify cases where a paper's conclusions aren't supported by the underlying data, or the authors are unaware of other relevant papers, etc. As a result, peer review acts as a key barrier to prevent scientifically unsound ideas from attracting undeserved attention from the scientific community. So, does it make any sense to push unreviewed material onto the public? The lure of the arXiv is pretty understandable. And there's some pretty mind-blowing stuff lurking in the arXiv. So, does it make sense to forward it on to the public as science news? We struggle with these decisions as part of preparing the news for Ars. That's not to say that there aren't ways to handle arXiv publications well. In other cases, the arXiv is the only way to provide in-depth coverage.

linnvandyne.com The Four Factors of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) CQ-Strategy is how a person makes sense of inter-cultural experiences. It reflects the processes individuals use to acquire and understand cultural knowledge. It occurs when people make judgments about their own thought processes and those of others. This includes strategizing before an inter-cultural encounter, checking assumptions during an encounter, and adjusting mental maps when actual experiences differ from expectations. CQ-Knowledge is a person’s understanding of how cultures are similar and how cultures are different. CQ-Motivation is a person’s interest in experiencing other cultures and interacting with people from different cultures. CQ-Behavior is a person’s capability to adapt verbal and nonverbal behavior so it is appropriate for different cultures.

Les vols secrets de la CIA confirmés Washington — Un litige autour d'une compagnie privée de transport aérien a mis à jour des preuves de vols clandestins menés par la CIA pour transporter des suspects arrêtés dans le cadre de la «guerre contre le terrorisme» lancée après le 11-Septembre, rapportaient hier des journaux. Selon le Washington Post, des dizaines de ces vols, à destination notamment de Bucarest, Bakou, Le Caire, Djibouti, Islamabad ou encore Tripoli, ont été organisés par la petite société Sportsflight, basée à Long Island, qui louait un avion à Richmor Aviation, qui la poursuit aujourd'hui pour rupture de contrat. Des plans de vols et des listes d'appels, notamment à des responsables de la CIA ou au siège de l'agence de renseignements, ont été déposés comme pièces à conviction à l'occasion du procès à New York, selon le journal, averti du litige par une ONG britannique, Reprieve, spécialisée dans les droits des prisonniers, notamment ceux détenus par les États-Unis à Guantánamo, sur l'île de Cuba.