Open Access

Resources related to open content and access such as literary works and media.

News by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2004-09-07 08:39 AM

Open content and access news

Free/Open Source Software for Open Access by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2004-10-21 09:41 AM

Free/Open Source Software for Open Access

Creative licensing can help non-profits protect and share content by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2004-09-05 11:57 PM

A Newsforge article by Scott Merrill introducing the Creative Commons license and why non-profits should use it to protect and share the content they publish

Creative Commons by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2004-09-05 11:57 PM

A nonprofit corporation, Creative Commons promotes the creative reuse of intellectual works -- whether owned or in the public domain. It is sustained by the generous support of the Center for the Public Domain, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the Hewlett Foundation. Creative Commons is based at Stanford Law School, where it shares staff, space, and inspiration with the school's Center for Internet and Society.

OAIster by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2004-09-07 10:50 AM

OAIster is a project of the University of Michigan Digital Library Production Services. Their goal is to create a collection of freely available, previously difficult-to-access, academically-oriented digital resources that are easily searchable by anyone.

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2004-09-06 01:58 AM

Wikipedia, an open-content encyclopedia in many languages

Open Access Overview by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2004-09-06 12:07 AM

This is an introduction to open access (OA) for those who are new to the concept. It focuses on open access to peer-reviewed research articles and their preprints.

MIT OpenCourseWare by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2004-09-07 10:47 AM

A free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners around the world. OCW supports MIT's mission to advance knowledge and education, and serve the world in the 21st century.

Public Library of Science (PLoS) by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2004-10-21 09:25 AM

The Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a non-profit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource.

O p e n A r c h i v e s I n i t i a t i v e by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2004-10-15 12:07 PM

The Open Archives Initiative develops and promotes interoperability standards that aim to facilitate the efficient dissemination of content. The Open Archives Initiative has its roots in an effort to enhance access to e-print archives as a means of increasing the availability of scholarly communication.

Funding the Way to Open Access by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2005-03-21 05:42 PM

This article looks into how Wellcome Trust, one of the worlds largest research funding agencies is looking into new publishing models to enable free access to research literature.

Events by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2005-05-25 04:35 PM

Open Access and Open Content Events