The Obama administration unveiled a major new policy directive that aims to make federally supported research available to the public within 6 months of publication. Scientific publishers as well as open-access advocates greeted the news with enthusiasm. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
Journalism
“Book review: ‘Radical: Fighting to Put Students First’ by Michelle Rhee”
Nobody polarized opinion in DC more than Michelle Rhee, who served as schools chancellor from 2007-2010 under then-Mayor Adrian Fenty. I look at Rhee's account of her turbulent tenure and her career before and after. Read More at The Washington Post »
“Hot Off the (Library) Press”
Library-based publishing is flourishing. Can it fix what's wrong with scholarly publishing? At least one university librarian thinks it's worth finding out. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“Project Aims to Bring PLoS-Style Openness to the Humanities”
A new project wants to provide a major platform for open-access publishing with a humanities focus. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“Publishers and Library Groups Spar in Appeal to Ruling on Electronic Course Reserves”
Three academic publishers who sued Georgia State University over e-reserves lost on the first round. Now they're appealing, and the Justice Department might weigh in on their behalf. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
