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Resource from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2HMouOV-Lg Resource from: http://chronicle.com/article/What-a-Mass-Exodus-at-a/234066 The shift towards open access Newsflash: Just barely 2 weeks ago, Lingua, a prominent linguistics journal lost a total of 37 editorial employees via resignation due to a disagreement over changing their business model to be a fully open access publication with the journal’s publisher, Elsevier. Continue reading →

Resource from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2HMouOV-Lg Resource from: http://chronicle.com/article/What-a-Mass-Exodus-at-a/234066 The shift towards open access Newsflash: Just barely 2 weeks ago, Lingua, a prominent linguistics journal lost a total of 37 editorial employees via resignation due to a disagreement over changing their business model to be a fully open access publication with the journal’s publisher, Elsevier. Continue reading →

Open Access literature is digital, online, free-of-charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. –Peter Suber This translates to online material being shared worldwide without expectation of payment and redistribution is allowed. It’s hard to imagine a digital world without OA (Open Access) today. Most search engines lead you to free scholarly materials under a second. Continue reading →

(Source: Youtube – Guo Yixin) Hi Guys! As you can see… I’ve made a video myself. Cute dog isn’t it? Just look at how easy I’ve uploaded it up on social media for free. But does it mean it is okay for others to use it for their own purpose without crediting? With relevance to my previous topic, this is an example of how easy it is for others to rip off my content and make it theirs. In this society, Internet is indispensable. Continue reading →

Explain the advantages and disadvantages to a content producer of making their materials freely available onlineWith the internet becoming more accessible, materials and data are easily attainable online. But the question is, should online materials be accessed for free? As a student, I often do researches and download articles for classes. However, some articles requires me to purchase for the full access which I did not, because there were alternate sources that are free. Continue reading →

Explain the advantages and disadvantages to a content producer of making their materials freely available onlineWith the internet becoming more accessible, materials and data are easily attainable online. But the question is, should online materials be accessed for free? As a student, I often do researches and download articles for classes. However, some articles requires me to purchase for the full access which I did not, because there were alternate sources that are free. Continue reading →

What are free materials online? Taken from UCSF Library News via Google As students in the 21st century, we often use internet to do research for our assignments, homework as well as further understanding of the topic. More schools and teachers are relying on internet for teaching and searching for assignment topics. Even though we are able to get free materials from online libraries, there are some materials that consist of a paywall. Continue reading →

(Source: Edited by Edward Ting) . An open and free web was the basis for transfer and creation of knowledge. -Tim Berners-Lee The inventor of the internet stated the above line at the inaugural Knowledge Conference in Dubai last year. (The National) Before delving in further on the implications of free information online, we need to understand that the Internet was created based on the idea that it was to be open and free. Continue reading →

Greetings everyone, Credits- Idrisadeleye Below is my virgin try on Powtoon Hopefully, this post will be a informative and enjoyable!~ Do give me feedbacks to further improve! Thanks! Easter References: 1- http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED535639.pdf – Accessed on 11112015 2- http://www.edanzediting.com/blog/advantages_and_disadvantages_open_access#.VkNIrjahc2z – Accessed on 11112015 3- http://www.theguardian. Continue reading →