2015, Page 15

We live in a digital playground where ink and paper is history. Everyone has turned to digital means to seek for information. After laboriously researching and accumulating of knowledge, you may question the decision for someone to be putting up their research up on the web, allowing for unrestricted access of content and absorption of information – without expectation of being paid for their effort. Continue reading →

YAY TO OPEN ACCESS!!  [Source: Google] “Open access” refer to information that is candidly available to all online users immediately upon publication, eliminating the need of subscription or payment. [Source: Google] Most college school have evolved from traditional classroom learning to internet learning which is known as “Open Education Resources”. Continue reading →

Source “Please purchase to view this article…” – I guess I’ll just have to find another article that’s free for viewing. That is just one of the many thoughts I have when preparing to write an essay. Open Access is said to be one of the most fiercely debated topic among scientists and librarians, it involves the rice bowl of scientists and librarians, and the free access of scientific knowledge, information and data for the whole world. Continue reading →

With technology and the use of social media on the rise, this leads to digitisation. As the digital world provides more immediacy and convenience, there is an ongoing trend of adopting online resources as compared to physical resources. Photo Credit: Walsworth via Google One key advantage of publishing free content online is the exposure the publisher gets, especially for beginners publishers. Continue reading →

Source: WWW.HEXJAM.COM What is the meaning of “Succedaneum”? Google it! But… What if Google need request you to pay before allowing you to know the meaning? I believe that there are reasons why some does not allow open access to online material. Well, I think one of them is because, they have high quality of work that they think it is worth people paying for it in order to view it. Continue reading →

Source: Open Knowledge Blog One of the most important properties is its openness – Tim Berners-Lee These are the exact words coming from the inventor of the Internet himself at the first Knowledge Conference where he also made an impassioned request to keep the internet open, free and accessible. The concept behind the World Wide Web was to share knowledge and embrace the cultural differences in the world. Continue reading →

On 6 August 1991, the web became publicly available. During that period, the web only provided screens full of text, usually in one font and font size. Electric mailing list were a popular method for distributing longer strings of texts like articles to people then. However, with technology advancing rapidly and web maturing, contents are being offered and retrieved in digital formats online rather than through physical volumes. Continue reading →

Image source: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/513270601176190976/q3q_XFQ1_400x400.png After having read through my fellow classmates’ blog posts and articles, I feel that I have learnt a lot about online ethics that we all have to watch out for. All too frequently, we forget about these things and become sometimes either commit these ethical ‘crimes’ or read information which aren’t correct and deem them to be correct. Continue reading →

(Image Source: https://www.findspark.com/) Have you ever felt this way when you are looking for article or research paper and they ask you to pay for it? Or when Taylor Swift remove her music from online streaming? Being able to access to free content is by open access. (Image Source: openaccessweek.org/) The video below explains what is open access about. Continue reading →

Source: Pexels As a student, being able to access materials is crucial to my studies when it comes to doing assignments and gathering further sources of information to aid in my understanding of various topics. Why allow free access? Free resources reaches out to a wider range of viewers and readers with faster and broader  dissemination of information. Reaching out to individuals or organizations to re-use or spur better ideas does play an important factor in educating and inspiring them. Continue reading →