Thursday, October 16, 2008

October 14 was Open Access Day

From American Libraries Direct

October 14 was Open Access Day

The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, the Public Library of Science, and Students for FreeCulture have jointly announced the first international Open Access Day. The event will offer researchers, educators, librarians, students, and the public the chance to participate in live, worldwide broadcasts of events. In North America, events will be held at 7:00 p.m. (Eastern) and 7:00 p.m. (Pacific) and will feature appearances from English biochemist Sir Richard J. Roberts and pharmacist and PLoS editor Philip E. Bourne....SPARC, Aug. 28

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