Tag Archives: COPE

Breaking the Loop of Open Access Model – Creating a Revenue

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Katarina Lovrečić

In a speech made by Stuart Shieber at the SOAP symposium in January, the question of open access not being quite a major force yet was raised, although the model has gone through significant transformations since it has last been … Continue reading →

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End Of the Year Open Access Highlights – Personal Selection

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Katarina Lovrečić

“Begin at the beginning,” the King said, very gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” However, Open Access initiatives which have distanced themselves “from the said beginning”, although the year is nearly coming to an … Continue reading →

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CERN: Open Access To Provide the Missing Ingredient For the Primordial Soup?

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Katarina Lovrečić

Whenever she [Alice] looked hard at any shelf, to make out exactly what it had on it, that particular shelf was always quite, empty, though the others round it were crowded as full as they could hold. `Things flow about … Continue reading →

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Simon Fraser University – From Fur Traps to Science Fiction

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Katarina Lovrečić

What would a fur trader such as Simon Fraser do with Open Access to data? He would probably not have thought of traveling to the mouth of a river which bears his name to this date. However, for the students … Continue reading →

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