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NEW! Create Change Bookmarks

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:34:54 UT

The first Create Change bookmarks, launched in June 2008, highlight comments from four researchers. Comments are drawn from full-length interviews published on the Create Change Web site…

Free Online College Courses Are Proliferating

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:42:46 UT

Mar. 28, 2008 (Wall Street Journal) – In the past few years, educational material, from handwritten lecture notes to whole courses, has been made available online, free for anyone who wants it.

Information Liberation

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:39:09 UT

Mar. 7, 2008 (Wall Street Journal) – If your child has a life-threatening disease and you're desperate to read the latest research, you'll be dismayed to learn that you can't – at least not without hugely expensive subscriptions to a bevy of specialized journals or access to a major research library.

NIH Sets Deposit Date for Public Access Policy, but Copyright Battle Still Brews

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:28:35 UT

January 22, 2008 (Library Journal) - In a landmark post, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published on its web site the first ever public access policy for a major government agency and a lengthy FAQ explaining the policy and how to comply. According to the site, the policy will take effect on April 7, when "all articles arising from NIH funds must be submitted to PubMed Central upon acceptance for publication."

American Economic Association Plans 4 New Journals

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:12:12 UT

Jan. 25, 2008 (Chronicle of Higher Education) - In a move that might alter the pecking order in social-science publishing, the American Economic Association plans to introduce four new quarterly journals in early 2009, more than doubling its in-house publishing program.

Cancer Data? Sorry, Can¹t Have It

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:01:46 UT

Jan. 22, 2008 (New York Times) Not long ago, I asked a respected cancer researcher if he could send me raw data from a trial he had recently published. He refused. Sharing data would make the study team members ³uncomfortable,² he said, as I might use this to ³cast doubt² on their results.

Measure Would Require Free Access To Results of NIH-Funded Research

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:57:07 UT

Dec. 21, 2007 (Washington Post) It is barely a drop of ink in the gargantuan omnibus spending bill that Congress just passed. But a provision that would give the public free access to the results of federally funded biomedical research represents a sweet victory for a coalition of researchers and activists.

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Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:02:27 UT

Pharma goes open access

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:00:21 UT

Feb. 26, 2007 (The Scientist) – Swiss drug maker Novartis this month made the results of a genomic analysis of type 2 diabetes freely available on the Internet.