[T:] The Power of Open

[Karl Dietz]

> The Power of Open via Infobib von CH am 19.07.11
>
> The Power of Open ist eine Sammlung von Statements mehr oder weniger
> prominenter Kreativer zu freien Inhalten im Allgemeinen und Creative
> Commons im Speziellen, unter anderem von DJ Vadim oder Vincent Moon.
> Das Statement von Mark Patterson (PloS) zu “Research as a public
> resource”:
>
> When the open access publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
> launched its first scientific journal, PLoS Biology, in 2003, it faced
> a serious uphill climb. Academics are judged not only by the quality of
> their work, but also by where that work is published. With career
> advancement, funding opportunities and reputations on the line,
> researchers are understandably selective.
>
> “We had many conversations with scientists supportive of openness, but
> who had concerns about our lack of prestige and standing in the
> publishing world at that stage,” recalls Mark Patterson, PLoS director
> of publishing. “Because of our start as an advocacy organization for
> openness, we had a base of supporters. Eventually, their energy carried
> the day and soon a few researchers took the leap and published a great
> piece of their research in our open journal. That gave us the
> foundation to get to where we are today – a sustainable and growing
> source of high-quality open access research, publishing hundreds of
> articles a month.”
>
> The core principle behind open access journals is impact. “We set out
> to remove all barriers to reusing research and transforming research
> literature into a resource for further research,” says Patterson. “Open
> access provides the maximum possible impact for both funders and
> researchers.”
>
> Patterson now sees a very strong movement toward open access in the
> publishing field. “There are more open access journals being started,
> more content being published, and new policies are being developed at
> funding agencies and within institutions which are driving open
> access,” he said. “There is movement amongst all stakeholders. The
> question now is just how quickly can we make it happen.”
>
> Creative Commons licensing has been an integral part of the success of
> open access publishing, and PLoS publishes all of its journals under
> the CC BY license. “CC has provided a strong, consistent signal that
> you can use openly published research to do with what you want,” says
> Patterson. “Because CC licenses are created by experts and have a solid
> legal foundation, they have become the gold standard in open access
> publishing.”
>
> (CC: BY)
>
> An einer Übertragung ins Deutsche wird gearbeitet.
>
> [via CC-Blog]
>

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Eine Ausstellung in der Münchner Pinakothek der Moderne über
Bibliotheksbauten, veranstaltet vom Architekturmuseum der TU München.
Die Ausstellung “Die Weisheit baut sich ein Haus. Architektur und
Geschcihte von Bibliotheken” läuft bis 16. Oktober 2011 in der
Pinaktothek der Moderne. Sie wird durch ein Begleitbuch dokumentiert:

“Die Weisheit baut sich ein Haus. Architektur und Geschichte von
Bibliotheken”, hg. von Winfried Nerdinger in Zusammenarbeit mit Werner
Oechslin, Markus Eisen, Irene Meissner. 412 Seiten mit zahlreichen
farbigen Abbildungen

[via Bayerischer Rundfunk 2 online, mit Bildern und Audiodateien; die
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