2015, Page 10

Initially, I focused on the academic content producers of research articles when I first read on this topic, whereby open access to these online materials has made information more easily accessible, especially for people who have limited capital or under any other socio-economic factors such as age, gender and race. Continue reading →

Photo Credit: Spinbackup via Google “Deny children openness and connectedness, we nullify the power of the Web” by Scoot McLeod. This stimulated my beliefs that connectivity and accessibility to materials widen the visionary of individuals thereby creating a sharing culture. Continue reading →

A quick introductory video about the concept of open access in universities: Credit: McGill Library (2010) Open Access via YouTubeWhat is open access? In simple terms, open access is the practice of making research and other materials freely accessible online, ideally under licenses that permit widespread dissemination of knowledge, culture and ideas (Harmon E., 2015). Continue reading →

A quick introductory video about the concept of open access in universities: Credit: McGill Library (2010) Open Access via YouTubeWhat is open access? In simple terms, open access is the practice of making research and other materials freely accessible online, ideally under licenses that permit widespread dissemination of knowledge, culture and ideas (Harmon E., 2015). Continue reading →

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 →