Open Access
An introduction to the new model for scholarly communication
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Welsh Repository Network (WRN) launch
01 March, 2009 - Project to create a network of twelve repositories across Wales
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Final UK Research Council to Adopt Open Access Mandate
28 January, 2009 - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) announces plan to adopt OA mandate
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New Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) Launched
14 October, 2008 - As part of Open Access Day the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, OASPA, announced its official launch on 14 October 2008. The mission of OASPA is to support and represent the interests of Open Access (OA) journals publishers globally trough an exchange of information, setting of industry standards, advancing business and publishing models, advocating for gold OA journals publishing, education and the promotion of innovation. OASPA has the strong support of SPARC Europe.
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Springer Purchase BioMedCentral
07 October, 2008 - Springer has announced that it is to buy pioneering OA publisher BMC
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European Commission launches open access pilot
27 August, 2008 - EC pilot to give OA to results from approximatley 20% of FP7 projects - especially in health, energy, environment, social sciences and information and communication technologies.
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SPARC Europe and DRIVER agree to closer collaboration
07 July, 2008 - SPARC Europe and DRIVER to cooperation in order to progress and enhance the provision, visibility and application of European research outputs through digital repositories.