News
15/01/2012 - EOS responds to the White House Office of Science & Techology Policy on public access
EOS has submitted a response to the Request For Information from the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy on public access to research publications.
31/10/2011 - University of Liège releases a video about the benefits of ORBi, the institutional repository
A new video from the University of Liège highlights the advantages to researchers of making their work Open Access through ORBi, the university's repository.
30/10/2011 - A case study in openness: Salford University
A case study in institutional openness has just been published, focused on Salford University. Written by the Vice Chancellor and EOS Board member, Professor Martin Hall, the study describes the drive to openness and the benefits it brings to the University and its public.
16/09/2011 - European Commission consultation on access and preservation of scientific information
EOS has responded to the consultation, along with around 1000 others.
02/09/2011 - European Commission's consultation on Open Access to research articles and data
There is still time to complete the European Commission's survey as part of its public consultation on Open Access to research articles and data.
03/08/2011 - New article on copyright and Open Access by Tom Cochrane
A new article by EOS Board member Tom Cochrane, entitled 'Copyright or copywrong? How journals control access to research', has just been published.
18/06/2011 - LERU launches Open Access Roadmap
LERU, the League of European Research Universities, has published its Roadmap Towards Open Access. The Roadmap covers the case for Open Access, provides practical steps for universities to take to achieve it, and cites examples of good practice from LERU institutions.
17/01/2011 - The Electronic Publishing Trust for Development highlights the flaws in HINARI after withdrawal from Bangladesh and explains why donor programmes like this are not the best solution for developing world research
In the wake of the withdrawal of access to HINARI for Bangladesh the Electronic Publishing Trust for Development has explained why HINARI and similar donor programmes are bad for developing world research.
25/10/2010 - Martin Hall argues for giving information away
Professor Martin Hall, a member of the EOS Board, gave a plenary keynote presentation at JISC's 'Future of Research' conference in London last week. A video of his talk and a summary of what he said are available online.
11/10/2010 - The EPrints Open Access Week Mandate Adoption Challenge
In celebration of the coincidence of the 10th birthday of the EPrints repository software and Open Access Week, Eprints has issued the Open Access Week Mandate Adoption Challenge. Follow the results with EOS.
