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— by Subbiah Arunachalam — last modified May 09, 2012 03:44 AMIt has been a slow but steady move to make scholarship freely available, writes Prof. Arunachalam in an article published by the Indian Express on May 8, 2012.
Open access to government data on the cards
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 26, 2012 07:31 AMThe way has been cleared for public access to the data collected by Union government ministries and departments, with official approval being accorded to the National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP). T Ramachandran's article was published in the Hindu on March 25, 2012. Pranesh Prakash is quoted in it.
Francis Bags EPT Award for Open Access in Developing World
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 03, 2013 05:36 AMThe Electronic Publishing Trust recently announced a new annual award to be made to individuals working in developed countries who have made significant contribution for the cause of open access and free exchange of research findings. There were 30 nominations from 17 countries around the world and Dr. Francis Jayakanth from the National Centre of Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore was selected for the inaugural EPT Award for Open Access in the Developing World by a committee that went through all the nominations.
Will open access replace costly commercial publishing models?
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 23, 2012 09:12 AMCost of research journals going up while funds available are coming down, writes Vasudha Venugopal in an article published in the Hindu on February 19, 2012.
An Interview with Dr. Francis Jayakanth
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 24, 2012 06:09 AMIndia has been losing out its best talents to the West, however, this trend could be reversed if we create adequate number of world-class institutions and research facilities, and our scientific productivity and quality of research will improve significantly, says Dr. Francis Jayakanth in an email interview with the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore.
Research papers will be available in public domain
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 17, 2012 05:38 AMIIT-Madras intends to make circle of knowledge complete, writes Vasudha Venugopal in this article published in the Hindu on 15 February 2012. Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam is quoted in the article.
Inaugural EPT Award for Dr. Francis Jayakanth
Feb 14, 2012 from 08:00 AM to 08:45 AM — by Prasad KrishnaInaugural EPT Award for Open Access
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 31, 2011 10:46 AMThe Electronic Publishing Trust for Development is pleased to announce the winners of a new annual award to be made to individuals working in developing countries who have made a significant personal contribution to advancing the cause of open access (OA) and the free exchange of research findings.
Know your Users, Match their Needs!
— by Rebecca Schild — last modified Feb 27, 2012 03:06 PMAs Free Access to Law initiatives in the Global South enter into a new stage of maturity, they must be certain not to lose sight of their users’ needs. The following post gives a summary of the “Good Practices Handbook”, a research output of the collaborative project Free Access to Law — Is it Here to Stay? undertaken by LexUM (Canada) and the South African Legal Institute in partnership with the Centre for Internet and Society.
Open Access Week begins in Bangalore
— by Tom Dane — last modified Aug 03, 2012 11:04 PMOn Monday 24 October, the National Aerospace Laboratories in Bangalore held an event to mark the beginning of Open Access Week 2011
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