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| Open access gets an €80 billion boost from the European Union |
 The European Union is set to distribute the majority of its €80 billion research funding in support of open access publishing in the next few years. Robert-Jan Smits, the director general of research and innovation at the European Commission, recently spoke of the “huge potential” of open access publishing and that the European Commission’s commitment to free online access was essential to driving free movement of researchers and ideas within Europe.
The European Commission is currently drafting proposals for the Horizon 2020 programmes, and the funding is expected to be distributed between 2014 – 2020. Read more on the European Commission’s support of open access here. |
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| Harvard University shows its support for open access publishing |
| Harvard University recently published a memo encouraging its faculty members to make their research freely available through open access journals. As one of the world’s most prestigious universities, Harvard’s backing shows that an increasing number of institutions are realizing the importance of open access to the dissemination of scientific research. Harvard University outlines its open access policies here. |
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| Wellcome Trust pushes for open access to research |
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 The Wellcome Trust, one of the world’s largest research charities, has recently announced that it is to support efforts by scientists to make their work freely available for all to access, by establishing a free, online publication entitled e-Life.
As the original open access publisher, BioMed Central is delighted that an increasing number of organizations are recognizing the importance of open access, and recently responded to the Wellcome Trust’s announcement.
Refer to our Membership pages for further information on how your institution can actively support open access.
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On Location – ALA Annual Workshop
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 BioMed Central will be hosting a free workshop, entitled 'Institutional repositories and the Open Repository solution' at ALA Annual 2012, which aims to give librarians a comprehensive overview of institutional repositories.
Details are as follows:
Venue: Hilton Anaheim, Oceanside Room
Date: Saturday 23 June
Time: 10:30 – 12:00
Email workshop@biomedcentral.com to secure your place.
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BioMed Central and the Wellcome Trust work towards the sustainability of open access publishing in Africa
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 On Thursday 17th May BioMed Central held a summit meeting, in conjunction with the Wellcome Trust, titled "Sustainability of open access publishing in Africa". The meeting successfully connected a range of people, collectively bringing their experiences together to discuss the challenges for open access publishing and research funding in Africa.
Representatives from BioMed Central, Wellcome Collection, Pan African Medical Journal and University of Toronto, Scarborough, gave presentations, and attendees included representatives from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the World Bank, EIFL and PLoS. Read our blog for further information on the meeting.
Open access provides a way for researchers from low-income countries to participate more fully in the international research community, and so BioMed Central has created a set of initiatives designed to increase the visibility and output of scientific research from these countries. For further information on BioMed Central’s work in the developing world, please visit our website. |
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Foundation Membership welcomes four new Members
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 BioMed Central, Chemistry Central and SpringerOpen are committed to providing immediate and free access to all the research published in our 230+ journals. To support researchers in developing countries, BioMed Central operates a waiver scheme, and has developed the Foundation Membership Program, which enables institutions in developing countries to demonstrate their commitment and support for open access publishing.
We are delighted to announce that African Medical and Research Foundation, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Obafemi Awolowo University and University of Ghana recently joined BioMed Central as Foundation Members.
To become a Foundation Member, institutions must fulfil certain criteria. If you would like to learn more please do get in touch. |
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| Open Repository clients upgrade to DSpace V1.8 |
 Open Repository has upgraded all of its clients to the latest DSpace platform, version 1.8. New features include the ability to export communities and collections, open search functionality, the ability for administrators to carry out more complex metadata editing in batches and RSS feeds now support richer features such as iTunes podcasts. To learn more about the benefits of automatic upgrades, read the blog. |
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| Open Repository reaches 1000 followers |
 Over 1,100 people are now following Open Repository on Twitter! If you would like to join them and keep up-to-date with the latest open access, repositories and product update news, click here to follow us. |
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| Share your thoughts on the Librarian Newsletter and win a £50 Amazon voucher |
BioMed Central has put together a short survey to help us make the Librarian Newsletter as relevant and interesting to you as possible. The survey should take no longer than a few minutes to complete, and will allow you to put your thoughts forward on what you would like to see in the next edition.
All those who complete the survey by 30 June 2012 will be entered in to a prize draw to win a £50 Amazon voucher. Please feel free to pass this on to your colleagues if you feel it would be of interest. |
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We are delighted to welcome the following institutions to our Membership Program:
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Area de Epidemiologia Ambiental y Cancer (Centro Nacional de Epidemiologia)
Chalmers University of Technology
Cluj University of Medicine and Pharmacy Library
Heinrich-Heine-Universitaet Duesseldorf
Instituto de Salud Carlos III.
International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
Japan Society of Physiological Anthropology
North-West University
Pan Weiqing's Lab
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
Regent University College of Science and Technology
School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University
Shenzhen Beike Biotechnology Co. Ltd
St Vincent Health Melbourne
Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium
Universita degli Studi di Sassari
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
University of Cape Town
University of Exeter
University of Malaya
University of Patras Library & Information Service
University of Pennsylvania
University of Texas San Antonio UTSA
University of Wageningen
University of Western Sydney
Wellesley College
Wilfrid Laurier University
View our current Members to see the full list of Member institutions
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| Access stats for the first quarter of 2012 |
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Journal Collection* article access: 3.66 million
Journal Collection site visits: 1.13 million
*Journal Collection includes Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy, Arthritis Research & Therapy, Breast Cancer Research, Critical Care, Genome Biology, Genome Medicine and Stem Cell Research & Therapy
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| On location |
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BioMed Central will be exhibiting at the following upcoming conferences in 2012.
Email us to make an appointment, or simply stop by our booth to say hello:
Liber 2012
27 – 30 June
Tartu, Estonia
Booth: #19
BioMed Central attendees: Natalia Timiraos, Alejandro Lopez-Cobos
EAHIL 2012
4 – 6 July
Brussels, Belgium
BioMed Central attendees: Johanna Kuhn, Simon Neilson
IFLA 2012
11 – 17 August
Helsinki, Finland
Booth: #F103
BioMed Central attendees: Bev Acreman, Simon Neilson, Natalia Timiraos
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