Monthly Archives: May 2012

No fishing

Posted on 5 May 2012 by rpg

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Scooped – why I have a hard time getting on board with Open Science

Posted on 3 May 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Well, now that all the excitement‘s dying down (for now), I finally find myself with enough time and motivation to start writing a follow-up post to the inaugural Science Online Vancouver event, which I attended on a very rainy Thursday … Continue reading →

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Music

Posted on 3 May 2012 by Henry Gee

It will not have escaped the notice of either of my readers that I have been somewhat absent of late. Absent in more than one sense, as I have been fighting off a rather vicious episode of depression caused mainly … Continue reading →

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Willetts’ Speech on Open Access: Analysis

Posted on 3 May 2012 by Stephen

David Willetts, Britain’s minister for science and universities, trailed the announcements made in his speech on open access to the UK Publishers’ Association yesterday as a ‘seismic shift’. One learns to be wary of the more hyperbolic statements of government ministers … Continue reading →

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Because there’s no law saying that mundane objects have to be boring

Posted on 2 May 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?
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You’re turning into your supervisor

Posted on 2 May 2012 by Erika Cule

This week I met up with some collaborators. This was the trip that led to a chance encounter with fellow OT blogger Austin: Small world, science – just bumped into @occamt‘s London-based PhD student blogger Erika Cule occamstypewriter.org/erikacule/ in the … Continue reading →

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It Has Not Escaped Our Notice 2ex30741 – 1

Posted on 2 May 2012 by Henry Gee

This topical tip in the Eastern Daily Press was spotted by Mr M. P. of Cromer to whom we owe an immense debt, I’m sure.

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Open Access gallops on

Posted on 2 May 2012 by Frank Norman

Note: I see that Stephen has beaten me to it with his post last night (does he never sleep?!?).  This post overlaps with his but not totally, so I decided to put it up anyway. Progress towards the ideal of open … Continue reading →

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Conferences and Courage

Posted on 2 May 2012 by Athene Donald

Exactly a year ago I wrote about the annual High Polymer Research Group Conference, held at the edge of the Peak District. Over the years I have watched it transform from an inward-looking cliquey organisation, where I initially sat right … Continue reading →

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UK Government to lead the world to open access?

Posted on 1 May 2012 by Stephen

The open access buzz around the internet last week was all due to the announcement by senior faculty at Harvard that journal subscription prices were rising at an unsustainable rate and the call to colleagues to devote their publishing energies … Continue reading →

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