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photo credit: opensourceway via photopin cc Being a student, the #1 assignment we have is to do research. This is needed to have a deeper understanding of what the topic is about. Moreover, there’s so much in the Internet, our lecturers and learning materials can never cover as much. Just look at how much data is generated in ONE minute!  However, from my experience, it seems like e-books, research journals and papers are often behind paywalls. Continue reading →

Hi lovelies, today’s post will be slightly changed in style. I will be presenting my topic via Prezi! This is my first time using it too! Hope you enjoy it :) It’s just a click away!: http://prezi.com/q9rqjehnegmt/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share References: Open Access | PLOS. 2014. Open Access | PLOS. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.plos.org/open-access/. [Accessed 09 December 2014]. Advantages and Disadvantages of Open Access | Edanz. 2013. Continue reading →

Interactive Web Visualisation by amattox mattox “One of the most important properties is its openness” – Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web These were the exact words of the Internet pioneer when he addressed the first Knowledge Conference held in Dubai on 7th December 2014 (The National 2014). Continue reading →

Open Access saves lives (and, closed access means people die) – Peter Murry-Rust, 2011 What is open access? Open Access is free, immediate, online availability of research articles, coupled with the rights to use these articles fully in the digital environment. (Shockey & Eisen, 2012) Open access covers a wide scope of materials such as videos, pictures, research articles or even academic tools such as past year practice questions. Continue reading →

(Photo Credit: Forbes) It is well-known that the Internet has opened many possibilities to share information as well as opinions online. It t is a superb channel for the free distribution of information in thepublic domain- Open Access. In today’s topic, we will primarily focus on Education sector because I presume different industry has significantly different advantages and disadvantages. Now.. Continue reading →

Open access or free content are good, people can access to free, immediate, availability on the public Internet of those works which scholars give to the world without expectation of payment.[1] Sounds too good to be true, right? Especially like business people get cutting edge research findings to stimulate some new products like sports drinks. When other researchers access to as many as possible journals to get to Nobel Prize. Continue reading →

Credits: Image Source If I were to ask you: “What is the Internet for?”, what would you say? I would say something like this – “Well, the internet is a platform for people to share ideas and experiences about the topics that interests them.”. That is essentially what the internet is for isn’t it? To share. However, because of copyright laws, sharing is often in conflict with the unrestricted access and reuse of information online (a.k.a Open Access). Continue reading →

Check Out My Video/ Slide Show :) The Internet has become an indispensable tool for communication and coordination, yet the debate of Open Access (OA), free for all and holding back innovation is ever rife. While the purposes OA is to allow one to read a publication over the Internet, print it and further develop and/or distrbute the findings without any restrictions (Björk, 2004). Continue reading →

I am sure most of us out there use the Internet for learning and research purposes, be it for school or work. Ever since the birth of Internet, our lives have been made easier. Before dwelling deeper into today’s topic, do check out the short clip that I created as an overview of what I am about to discuss. What is open access? It is “the free, immediate, availability on the public Internet of those works which scholars give to the world without expectation of payment . Continue reading →

I wanted to try something different for this topic so I thought why not make a video. It was my first time and I failed quite terribly :( I have no skills when it comes to editing my video. Wish I have more time to explore! Proof of my failed attempt.. Continue reading →