Press Coverage of Imminent RCUK Decision on Self-Archiving Policy Proposal

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Wednesday, August 31. 2005

Press Coverage of Imminent RCUK Decision on Self-Archiving Policy Proposal

The imminent UK Research Councils' (RCUK) decision on their self-archiving policy proposal is receiving considerable press coverage in the UK:
Results of publicly funded research should be available to all, says web creator [Tim Berners-Lee] Zosia Kmietowicz British Medical Journal 3 September 2005.

The infrastructure is there: time to populate Vanessa Spedding Research Information July/August 2005.

ALPSP and academics fight it out over Research Councils UK IR rules Mark Chillingworth Information World Review 31 August 2005.

Critiques and rebuttals continue in UK open access debate Cordis News 31 August 2005.

Scientists reignite open access debate
Clive Cookson, Science Editor, Financial Times, Wednesday, August 31 2005

ALPSP and academics fight it out over Research Councils UK IR rules
Mark Chillingworth, Information World Review 31 August 2005

Publishers make last stand against open access
Donald MacLeod, Education Guardian, Tuesday, August 30 2005

Publish university science for free, urges web creator [Tim Berners-Lee]
Richard Wray The Guardian & The Observer, Tuesday, August 30 2005

BBC Scotland (Radio)
Newsdrive, Tuesday, August 3o (16:25) 2005
(click "Listen Again" for the Tuesday broadcast; item is at about 16:25)

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Press Coverage of Imminent RCUK Decision on Self-Archiving Policy Proposal
This is an update of the press coverage of the imminent decision of the UK Research Councils' (RCUK) on their self-archiving policy proposal (See also prior update.) "Open access to research worth £1.5bn a year" Lucy Sherriff, The Register 16 September 2
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