US congress introduces Federal Research Public Access Act
19 April 2010
The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2010 (FRPAA) has been introduced in the US House of Representatives
Tim Gillett picks five hot riffs on UX
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SPARC guide explores OA funds
15 March 2010
SPARC has released a guide and supporting web resource exploring campus-based open-access publishing funds
Open-access supporters oppose US bill
19 February 2009
SPARC is asking all supporters of public access to oppose the reintroduction of the 'Fair Copyright in Research Works Act' in the USA.
Emerald opens North American office
14 August 2008
Emerald Group has set up a North American office based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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As the pressure to understand student success rises, Rebecca Pool asks: are libraries coming around to learning analytics?
The publishing industry has yet to fully acknowledge the need to create accessible stories to increase the uptake of OA articles, writes Sabine Louët
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I certainly cannot say that being editor-in-chief of Nature was something I aimed to be as I was growing up.
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Szabi Steiner describes efforts to encourage data sharing at City, University of London
Jacqueline Thompson, Marcus Munafò and Ian Penton-Voak introduce a tool to help assess research quality
Sophie Goldsworthy and Ben Denne sift through 5,000 responses from HSS researchers
Jo McShea rounds up the 50th annual STM conference, held last week in Frankfurt
