"eLife, the new open-access journal for outstanding scientific advancements, has published its first four research articles." The new journal, backed by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Max Planck Society, and…
The open access movement has been growing for 10 years since Open Access was first clearly defined in 2002. There is now a range of methods for making scholarly publications free to readers, and there is debate on the…
New recommendations for open access policy have been released by the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). An announcement from SPARC describes the guidelines that mark 10 years since the first clearly defined ideas…
July 16 was a big day for open access in the UK. The latest SPARC Open Access Newsletter (SOAN) by Peter Suber describes the 'tipping point' for the open access movement. SOAN #165 (Sep 2, 2012) gives a detailed…
NEW published Aug 2012: "For the salvation of my soul": women and wills in medieval and early modern France edited by Joëlle Rollo-Koster and Kathryn L. Reyerson ISBN 978-1-907548-09-3 We are delighted to announce…