- Expanding the value of scholarly, open access e-journals
(source: Library & Information Science Research, vol. 30, n° 4, déc. 08, pp. 237-241 / sur abonnement)
"The burgeoning growth and use of the Internet as an open access (OA) source of scholarly articles leave the reader with a bewildering choice of materials to digest. In effect, an awkward realization that such an abundance of choice may well cause anxiety as to which of the open access (OA) e-journals and associated articles are of value and which are not. This is of particular concern when one considers that many of such e-journals are relatively new and unfamiliar, thus traditional reliance on journal reputation may be of limited value. [...]"

- Should You Pay To Get Cited?
(source: The Scholarly Kitchen, 18/11/08)

- Aigaion: A Web-based Open Source Software for Managing the Bibliographic References
(source: Jose, Sanjo and Jayakanth, Francis (2008) Journal of Information Science and Technology 1(1))
"Publishing research papers is an integral part of a researcher's professional life. Every research article will invariably provide large number of citations/bibliographic references of the papers that are being cited in that article. All such citations are to be rendered in the citation style specified by a publisher and they should be accurate. Researchers, over a period of time, accumulate a large number of bibliographic references that are relevant to their research and cite relevant references in their own publications. Efficient management of bibliographic references is therefore an important task for every researcher and it will save considerable amount of researchers' time in locating the required citations and in the correct rendering of citation details. In this paper, we are reporting the features of Aigaion, a web-based, open-source software for reference management."

- 43% of Lund's 2008 dissertations are OA
(source: OAN, 26/11/08)

- Elsevier opens its article API
(source: OAN, 26/11/08)

- Universities would save money if all journals were OA
(source: OAN, 28/11/08)

- Videos on complying with NIH policy
(source: OAN, 28/11/08)

- Austin, Anthony C. and Heffernan, Maree E. and David, Nikki (2008), Academic authorship, publishing agreements and open access: Survey Results
(source: OAK Law Project, Australie)
"This report presents the results from an online survey, Academic Authorship, Publishing Agreements and Open Access, which was conducted by the OAK Law Project from the 2nd October 2007 through to the 9th November 2007. The OAK Law Project is part of the Queensland University of Technology Faculty of Law and is funded by the Australian Federal Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR). The OAK Law Project seeks to promote strategies for the management of copyright in order to facilitate optimal access to research output, particularly publicly funded research. The online survey implemented recommendations made in the OAK Law Report No.1 Creating a Legal Framework for Copyright Management of Open Access within the Australian Academic and Research Sector, August 2006 (http://eprints.qut.edu.au/archive/00006099/01/Printed_Oak_Law_Project_Report.pdf at p 156 to 158). The aim of the survey was to obtain empirical evidence relating to: · authors' experiences in publishing periodical publications, journal articles, research papers, conference papers and book chapters; · author's knowledge of publishing agreements and their experience in dealing with publishers; · authors' awareness of the different terms and conditions in publishing agreements under which these items have been published; · authors' knowledge and attitude towards Open Access and Open Access Journals; and · authors' understanding of the legal rights and responsibilities impacting on Open Access to their published items. The results received from the survey will be used in developing model publishing agreements and template addenda, publishing guides and practical toolkits and training materials for academic authors and publishers."

- Open Access: Getting the Word Out Early Is the Author’s Job
(source: Information Today, 01/12/08)

- Google Scholar signale l'open access
(source: Vagabondages, 01/12/08)

- Open Access Directory: Interviews and Profiles
(source: OA Librarian, 01/12/08)

- What Institutions Can Do To Facilitate the Transition to Open Access
(source: Open Access Archivangelism, 01/12/08)

- The SPARC Open Access Newsletter, n° 128
(source: Peter Suber, 02/12/08)