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OpenCitations project

27/10/2016

The OpenCitations Project (formally launched by JISC in 2010) and its main product OpenCitations Corpus open repository help to publish bibliographic citation information in RDF and to make citation links as easy to traverse as Web links under a Creative Commons public domain dedication.__________________________________________________________________________________________________In the age of Open Access (OA), ...

‘The State of Open Data’ Figshare’s Report: global trends around Open Data

27/10/2016

  To jump on the Open Access week 2016 celebrations, Figshare released (October 25, 2016) a landmark report titled The State of Open Data presenting a selection of analyses and articles about Open Data.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________As part of International OA Week  Figshare released a report  The State of Open Data to assess the global landscape ...

Use oaDOI link and find an open version of the article!

26/10/2016

This week is International Open Access (OA) Week and those who are interested in spreading the word about OA are celebrating with a series of events,  launching new OA products, sharing announcements and  blog posts. On the occasion of the OA week, a new online product - oaDOI link helping ...

Join Free Webinar! Open Access and Open Educational Resources: The Benefits of Being Open

25/10/2016

As part of International Open Access Week, Dr. David Wiley will be discussing how Open Educational Resources can unlock new possibilities for your making and doing.You may join this conversation online on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 2:00 pm Change time zone. Happy OA Week everyone!There are a lot of events/promotions/...

OpenUP : a new EU-funded Open Science Project

25/10/2016

OpenUP project – funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 - addresses challenges of the currently transforming science landscape and aspires to come up with toolboxes for the review-disseminate-assess phases of the research life cycle. Currently, the OpenUP Consortium is looking for projects that use Open Science methods and tools in ...