How much scientific data should be open and accessible? This remains an issue of recurrent debate, with strong arguments made on both sides. Whatever the current issues, the future will most likely be one in which open digital publishing flourishes.
Several scientists have announced they are to boycott a forthcoming journal called Nature Machine Intelligence. This is because the journal plans to place the articles published there behind a paywall.
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A scientist who refused to let a software package he devised be used in European countries that are ‘soft’ on immigration has seen a research paper describing his software retracted by the publishing journal.
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The turn of the millennia saw undeniable growth in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry. Companies looked for revolutionary solutions that are affordable without cutting corners on quality.
An online seminar dubbed "Perspectives on Open Textbooks from Two WA Faculty Authors" will take place Nov. 18, at 3.00 p.m. PST. The seminar will look into the business and process of open textbooks.
Last week 10 new courses were added to "Open Yale Courses." All lectures were recorded in the Yale College classroom as were presented to Yale College students and are available in video, audio, and text transcript format.
