tag:www.library.vcu.edu,2008:/blog/scholarcomm//29 2008-04-04T15:07:19Z Movable Type 3.34 tag:www.library.vcu.edu,2008:/blog/scholarcomm//29.1952 2008-04-04T14:55:20Z 2008-04-04T15:07:19Z

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has formally requested input from the community regarding the Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting From NIH-Funded Research (NIH Public Access Policy). The Policy requires that all peer-reviewed articles arising from...

Lynne Turman NIH Public Access Policy). The Policy requires that all peer-reviewed articles arising from NIH funding be deposited into PubMed Central, the National Library of Medicine's public digital archive. The mandate takes effect April 7, 2008 and applies to articles based on work directly funded by an NIH grant or cooperative agreement active in Fiscal Year 2008 (Oct. 1, 2007 - Sept. 30, 2008). The notice asks for comments from all stakeholders regarding the implementation, monitoring and training for compliance with the Policy. Comments are due by May 31, 2008. For additional information, see the VCU Libraries guide to Navigating the New NIH Mandatory Public Access Policy or the VCU Office of Research page on compliance. Submit a Comment to NIH View Comments Received Federal Register Notice ]]> tag:www.library.vcu.edu,2008:/blog/scholarcomm//29.1872 2008-03-03T15:36:56Z 2008-03-03T15:40:39Z

VCU Libraries will host a webcast on Friday, Mar. 7 from 1-2 pm on the institutional issues involved with compliance with the new NIH Public Access Policy. This webcast will explore the legal aspects of author rights management within the...

Lynne Turman VCU Libraries will host a webcast on Friday, Mar. 7 from 1-2 pm on the institutional issues involved with compliance with the new NIH Public Access Policy. This webcast will explore the legal aspects of author rights management within the context of the new policy that will be effective April 7, 2008. The policy will have many benefits for research institutions, including better documentation of publications resulting from funded research. However, institutions confront a key set of issues raised by the need to ensure that authors maintain the legal rights required to allow compliance with the new policy. The intended audience for this webcast is vice presidents of research, administrators and staff in funded research and grants offices, campus compliance officers, and others who will be responsible for fulfilling their organizations' compliance obligations as NIH grantees. The webcast is sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries and the National Association of State University and Land-Grant Colleges. For more information, visit the web site at http://www.arl.org/sc/implement/nih/webcast/ VCU Libraries will present the webcast on both campuses. No registration is necessary. MCV Campus: Tompkins-McCaw Library, Rm. 2010 Monroe Park Campus: Cabell Library, Rm. 320 Contact Lynne Turman, 828-0638, luturman@vcu.edu, for special accommodations or additional information. tag:www.library.vcu.edu,2008:/blog/scholarcomm//29.1804 2008-01-23T14:12:52Z 2008-02-22T12:55:37Z

From their web site at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/brii/ the University of California has announced a pilot project co-sponsored by UC Berkeley's Vice Chancellor for Research and the University Librarian. The brief announcement reads as follows... "The Berkeley Research Impact Initiative (BRII) supports...

Dan Ream http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/brii/ the University of California has announced a pilot project co-sponsored by UC Berkeley's Vice Chancellor for Research and the University Librarian. The brief announcement reads as follows... "The Berkeley Research Impact Initiative (BRII) supports faculty members who want to make their journal articles free to all readers immediately upon publication. An 18-month pilot program, BRII will subsidize, in various degrees, fees charged to authors who select open access or paid access publication. The pilot will also yield data that can be used to gauge faculty interest in, as well as the budgetary impacts of, these new modes of scholarly communication on the Berkeley campus." Additionally offered is a new program announcement, a program description, frequently asked questions and instructions for application and reimbursement.]]> tag:www.library.vcu.edu,2008:/blog/scholarcomm//29.1797 2008-01-16T21:48:14Z 2008-02-22T12:55:00Z

The Chronicle of Higher Education's Wired Campus e-newsletter reports that the University of California's eScholarship Repository has recently exceeded five million full-text downloads, according to the university. The eScholarship Repository, a service of the California Digital Library, allows scholars in...

Dan Ream Wired Campus e-newsletter reports that the University of California's eScholarship Repository has recently exceeded five million full-text downloads, according to the university. The eScholarship Repository, a service of the California Digital Library, allows scholars in the University of California system to submit their work to a central location where any users may easily access it free of charge. Catherine Mitchell, acting director of the CDL publishing group, says the number shows that both content seekers and creators have embraced the service, allaying concerns that researchers wouldn't contribute to the repository. ]]> tag:www.library.vcu.edu,2008:/blog/scholarcomm//29.1784 2008-01-02T19:47:29Z 2008-01-02T19:51:38Z

With the signing of the omnibus appropriations bill, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is directed to make mandatory its policy for funded investigators to submit final versions of their manuscripts to PubMed Central, the National Library of Medicine's digital...

Lynne Turman PubMed Central, the National Library of Medicine's digital archive. Previously, researchers were encouraged to make submissions to the publicly accessible database but the new provision will require all NIH grantees to deposit their research papers within 12 months after publication. The legislation comes after many years of lobbying by advocacy groups for such open access language and just as many years of opposition by publishers. The NIH maintains a website with information and tutorials on the Manuscript Submission System and the Public Access Policy at http://www.nihms.nih.gov/ For additional information, see the news release from the Alliance for Taxpayer Access, Dec. 26, 2007 ]]> tag:www.library.vcu.edu,2007:/blog/scholarcomm//29.1779 2007-12-17T20:34:39Z 2007-12-17T20:39:15Z

From the press release dated Dec. 12, 2007 ..... The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released a white paper, "Educational Fair Use Today," by Jonathan Band, JD. Band discusses three recent appellate decisions concerning fair use that should give...

Lynne Turman press release dated Dec. 12, 2007 ..... The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released a white paper, "Educational Fair Use Today," by Jonathan Band, JD. Band discusses three recent appellate decisions concerning fair use that should give educators and librarians greater confidence and guidance for asserting this important privilege. In all three decisions discussed in the paper, the courts permitted extensive copying and display in the commercial context because the uses involved repurposing and recontextualization. The reasoning of these opinions could have far-reaching implications in the educational environment. The paper is freely available for download from the ARL Web site at http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/educationalfairusetoday.pdf. ]]> tag:www.library.vcu.edu,2007:/blog/scholarcomm//29.1758 2007-11-20T17:03:32Z 2007-11-20T17:10:43Z

An open access article on dietary supplements published in BioMed Central's Nutrition Journal has been downloaded more than 16,000 times since it was published on the journal's website on Oct. 24, 2007. Matthew Cockerill, publisher of BioMed Central, comments on...

Lynne Turman open access article on dietary supplements published in BioMed Central's Nutrition Journal has been downloaded more than 16,000 times since it was published on the journal's website on Oct. 24, 2007. Matthew Cockerill, publisher of BioMed Central, comments on the significance of this fact in his blog post. For examples of other BioMed Central articles that have received a wide readership, see the publisher's Most Viewed page.]]> tag:www.library.vcu.edu,2007:/blog/scholarcomm//29.1697 2007-10-08T16:33:18Z 2007-10-08T16:42:52Z

VCU Tech Transfer is hosting a seminar on Intellectual Property Strategy, "What is Right for You?," presented by John Calvert, administrator for the Inventor Assistance Program, United States Patent and Trademark Office, on Wednesday, Oct. 10, in Sanger Hall, Auditorium...

Lynne Turman VCU Office of Research. ]]> tag:www.library.vcu.edu,2007:/blog/scholarcomm//29.1661 2007-09-20T20:39:26Z 2007-09-20T20:44:53Z

The Center for Intellectual Property at the University of Maryland has announced its 2007-08 schedule of asynchronous online workshops. The first workshop, Copyright and Academic Culture: New Issues and Developments, will be held from Oct. 1-12 and will be moderated...

Lynne Turman The Center for Intellectual Property at the University of Maryland has announced its 2007-08 schedule of asynchronous online workshops. The first workshop, Copyright and Academic Culture: New Issues and Developments, will be held from Oct. 1-12 and will be moderated by Siva Vaidhyanathan, PhD, Associate Professor of Media Studies and Law, University of Virginia. The deadline for registration is Sept. 28. For a complete list of upcoming workshops along with registration information, visit the Center’s web site.]]> tag:www.library.vcu.edu,2007:/blog/scholarcomm//29.1637 2007-09-06T21:40:21Z 2007-09-06T21:51:02Z

A coalition of publishers has announced the formation of PRISM, The Partnership for Research Integrity in Science and Medicine, to lobby against perceived threats to science and scholarly publishing. The PRISM website states that PRISM was "established by The Executive...

Lynne Turman PRISM website states that PRISM was "established by The Executive Council of the Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) to educate policy makers and the American people about the risks posed by government intervention in scholarly publishing." The initiative has drawn fire from researchers and other publishers. And at least one academic has resigned in protest from the editorial board of a journal published by PRISM supporters. The Association of Research Libraries has prepared an Issue Brief on the PRISM coalition and open access advocate Peter Suber has reported extensively on the topic in his blog.]]> tag:www.library.vcu.edu,2007:/blog/scholarcomm//29.1625 2007-08-30T18:10:17Z 2007-08-30T18:21:00Z

How much open access is there already? Answer: lots!! The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) lists over 2,800 titles, and is growing at a rate of more than one title per calendar day. http://www.doaj.org An OAIster search encompasses more...

Lynne Turman Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) lists over 2,800 titles, and is growing at a rate of more than one title per calendar day. http://www.doaj.org An OAIster search encompasses more than 12 million records in over 800 repositories. http://www.oaister.org/ Scientific Commons includes more than 16 million publications from over 6 million authors in over 800 repositories. http://www.scientificcommons.org/ The world's largest open access archive is PubMed Central, which exceeded the one million mark in June 2007. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov Re-posted with permission from Heather Morrison, MLIS The Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics http://poeticeconomics.blogspot.com Originally posted on Aug. 18, 2007 ]]> tag:www.library.vcu.edu,2007:/blog/scholarcomm//29.1566 2007-07-26T20:58:31Z 2007-07-26T21:14:41Z

The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill that will require free online access to publications of research supported by NIH. The provision is part of the appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and...

Lynne Turman press release from the Alliance for Taxpayer Access, advocates characterize this action as a "major advance for scientific communication." However, the move is not without its critics, including the Association of American Publishers who opposed the legislation. A related article on the legislation appears in the July 24 edition of Inside Higher Ed. ]]> tag:www.library.vcu.edu,2007:/blog/scholarcomm//29.1519 2007-06-14T13:39:51Z 2007-06-14T13:45:46Z

From the Press Release dated June 5, 2007 ..... SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) has recognized Ted Bergstrom and Carl Bergstrom as the new SPARC Innovators. The father-son team advances the open sharing of scholarly information through...

Lynne Turman Press Release dated June 5, 2007 ..... SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) has recognized Ted Bergstrom and Carl Bergstrom as the new SPARC Innovators. The father-son team advances the open sharing of scholarly information through original research and the creation of innovative tools that are used widely by the academic community to assess the value of research. Ted and Carl are best known for their collaborations on Ted's journal pricing Web pages and, more recently, on the Eigenfactor.org Web site produced by Carl's research lab. Ted's journal pricing page, which offers data reporting price per article and price per citation for about 5,000 academic journals, has centralized pricing information so it can be explored and compared in ways that were previously impossible. The site has become a vital resource for researchers and librarians alike. Carl's Eigenfactor.org site offers a completely new and innovative approach to assessing the value of journals; it provides researchers, librarians and others a new mechanism to evaluate based on a diverse array of criteria. The SPARC Innovator program recognizes advances in scholarly communication realized by an individual, institution, or group. For further information or a list of previous SPARC Innovators, please see the SPARC Web site at http://www.arl.org/sparc. ]]> tag:www.library.vcu.edu,2007:/blog/scholarcomm//29.1515 2007-06-13T17:12:07Z 2007-06-13T17:18:13Z

A selective guide to web resources on the topic of copyright appeared recently in College and Research Libraries News. According to the author, "the resources presented here offer librarians, educators, and other information professionals a wide range of information on...

Lynne Turman College and Research Libraries News. According to the author, "the resources presented here offer librarians, educators, and other information professionals a wide range of information on copyright from the introductory, to the practical, to the philosophical." The article is available from the journal's website.]]> tag:www.library.vcu.edu,2007:/blog/scholarcomm//29.1514 2007-06-12T18:39:09Z 2007-06-12T18:49:19Z

From the Press Release dated May 17, 2007....... Science Commons and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) have announced the release of a new online tool to help authors exercise choice in retaining critical rights in their scholarly...

Lynne Turman Press Release dated May 17, 2007....... Science Commons and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) have announced the release of a new online tool to help authors exercise choice in retaining critical rights in their scholarly articles, including the rights to reuse their scholarly articles and to post them in online repositories. The Scholar's Copyright Addendum Engine is an online tool created by Science Commons to simplify the process of choosing and implementing an addendum to retain scholarly rights. By selecting from among four addenda offered, any author can fill in a form to generate and print a completed amendment that can be attached to a publisher's copyright assignment agreement to retain critical rights to reuse and offer their works online. ]]>