Category Archives: Open Education

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development – What about Cultural Diversity in Science?

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Ana Nodilo

May 21 has been appointed by the UN as World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. UNESCO adopted the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity in 2001 and in 2002, the UN declared May 21 the day to remind … Continue reading →

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World Book and Copyright Day: Book, Do You Take Copyright to Be Your “Awfully” Wedded Wife?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Katarina Lovrečić

‘Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.’ (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote) UNESCO organizes World Book and Copyright Day around the world to promote reading, … Continue reading →

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How Ironic: Promoting Open Science Through a Subscription-based Journal. But is It?

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Ana Nodilo

Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, 57th richest man on earth and founder of Vulcan Inc. took it upon himself to promote and advocate something we at InTech have at heart: open science and open data. The article, stating Allen’s latest … Continue reading →

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Berlin 9: Future of Open Access in Humanities

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Katarina Lovrečić

The Berlin Declaration, a document from 2003 that outlines concrete steps to promote the Internet as a medium for disseminating global knowledge, sees this distribution of knowledge as an obligation for the signing members: “We, the undersigned, feel obliged to … Continue reading →

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Open Access Week in Croatia: We are the Showmen!

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Katarina Lovrečić

Show me why your regulation of culture is needed. Show me how it does good. (Lawrence Lessig) We asked everyone “why” and “why not” the copyright laws should regulate how we do culture, how we do science, how we do … Continue reading →

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More Sun, More Open Access Books from InTech

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Drazen Prastalo

9 new books are uploaded to our reading platform adding to our growing collection of now, more than 500 open access books free for you to read, share and download. Leaf through our latest publications and enjoy better your long … Continue reading →

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Dr. Louis De Smet Talks to InTech about Nanowires, Science and Open Access

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Ana Nodilo

Nanowire Decoration with Organic Compounds: Tuning Sensor Sensitivity and Specificity Dr. De Smet is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering of Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. Together with three group members he wrote a review chapter … Continue reading →

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InTech Publishes 15 New, Specialised Books

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Ana Nodilo

15 brand new books have just been uploaded on our online reading platform InTechOpen. With a base of 450+ OA books, InTech places itself as the world leader in publishing highly specialised OA books, growing the number of its devoted … Continue reading →

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Michael Nielsen: Doing Science In the Open at the University Campus in Rijeka, Croatia

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Katarina Lovrečić

Today, we will have Michael Nielsen speaking about Open Science via Skype video at the Science and Technology Park, University Campus in Rijeka, Croatia. We have invited students to join the debate. Nielsen explains what he will discuss: “The internet is … Continue reading →

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Dive Into HTML5 by Mark Pilgrim, With Illustrations from the Public Domain

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Katarina Lovrečić

Mark Pilgrim, Google’s software developer and an advocate of free software, author of books such as Dive Into Python and Dive Into Accessibility, for programmers and web designers, has recently finished his research into HTML5. His new book, Dive Into … Continue reading →

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