E-Lert # 315 / Cyberavis no. 315
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NEWS / NOUVELLES
Global high-energy physics community tests waters with open access
proposal
RE$EARCH MONEY, Volume 23, Number 3, February 27, 2009
Canada's organization in charge of licensing journals for university libraries will consider the global high-energy physics (HEP) community’s bold proposal to establish a new model of open access for journals, even though it is drawing mixed reactions within the library and broader academic communities. The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) agreed at its board meeting in January to proceed with an "expression of interest" to gauge support for becoming the Canadian focal point for SCOAP3.*
SURF: 2009 is Open Access Year
February 26, 2009
The Dutch higher education sector has declared 2009 to be ‘Open
Access Year’ aiming to boost Open Access to the results of scientific/scholarly
and practice-based research. Throughout the year, SURF and its stakeholders
will work towards formulating and implementing an Open Access policy, develop
and improve the knowledge infrastructure, establish a clear legal framework,
and engage in awareness-raising activities. The parties involved are the
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), the Netherlands
Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), the Dutch higher education
sector, and research institutions. SURF will take a coordinating role.*
http://www.surf.nl/en/SURFActueel/Pages/SURF2009isOpenAccessyear.aspx
Librarian Opposes Google's Library Fees
National Public Radio, February 26, 2009
Google wants to provide access to its huge database of scanned, out-of-print
books, but the company is going to charge for it. Robert Darnton, head
librarian at Harvard University, argues the deal violates a basic principle — that
knowledge should be free and accessible to all.*
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100969810
Facebook Reversal Demonstrates that Users and Public Care about
Rules in Digital World
February 25, 2009
The Canadian Library Association (CLA) urged the Government of Canada
to pay attention to public concern over copyright rules in a digital world. "The
recent corporate reversal of rules on copyright ownership on Facebook demonstrates
that the public really cares about regulations for the digital world," said
CLA President, Ken Roberts. CLA has long advocated for overdue copyright
legislation changes to reflect the public interest. "Copyright is
no longer a dry academic issue," added Roberts. "Canadians really
care about copyright policy and are passionate about making sure that there
are rules that promote access to knowledge for society as a whole."*
http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=7107
NRC cuts could affect 300 positions
Mohammed Adam
The Ottawa Citizen, February 23, 2009
The National Research Council is planning to eliminate three research
groups, downsize another and affect up to 300 employees, including research
scientists, according to a memo from its president. Science advocates say
the move is a potentially serious blow to Canadian innovation when the
economy is already faltering.
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Technology/cuts+could+affect+positions/1312274/story.html
Chinese Leader Gives 200,000 E-Books to University of Cambridge
Aisha Labi
The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 23, 2009
Premier Wen Jiabao of China has donated 200,000 electronic books to the
University of Cambridge’s library making it home to one of the world’s
largest collections of Chinese
monographs. Mr. Wen’s “gift is one of the largest
single donations received in the University Library’s 650-year history
and almost doubles the number of electronic books at its disposal,” the
university said in a
statement.*
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/index.php?id=3629&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en
ARL Says OCLC Should Revise WorldCat Policy
Josh Hadro
Library Journal, February 23, 2009
An ad hoc task force of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has
recommended going back to the drawing board in the first formal response
to OCLC's much-criticized (and suspended) policy regarding
use and transfer of WorldCat records. The brief but pointed ARL report
(PDF) faults
OCLC for its unilateral dissemination of the policy changes, the dense
language in the policy, and apparent inconsistencies between the policy’s
legal language and the accompanying FAQ, which is better written but non-binding.*
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6639210.html?nid=2673&rid=reg_visitor_id&source=title
La réalité augmentée du bout des doigts
Hubert Guillaud
Le Monde, 23 février 2009
Pattie Maes, directrice du Groupe des interfaces fluides au Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT), a fait sensation à la conférence
TED (celle qui ne sélectionne que les idées qui valent d'être
diffusées ), la semaine dernière. Elle y a présenté Sixième
Sens (Sixth Sense), un concept d'interface miniaturisée qui permet
d'interagir avec l'Internet sans avoir besoin d'écran, développé notamment
par l'un de ses étudiants, Pranav Mistry.*
http://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/article/2009/02/23/la-realite-augmentee-du-bout-des-doigts_1159331_651865.html#xtor=RSS-651865
ETech Preview: Science Commons Wants Data to Be Free
James Turner
O’Reilly Radar, February 19, 2009
An interview with John Wilbanks who has a passion for lowering the barrier
between scientists who want to share information. A graduate of Tulane
University, Wilbanks started his career working as a legislative aide,
before moving on to pursue work in bioinformatics. He now serves as the
Vice President of Science at Creative
Commons, and runs the Science
Commons project.*
http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/02/etech-preview-science-commons.html
Last UK research council mandates open access
Research Information, February 12, 2009
The Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
has decided to mandate open-access publication of the research that it
funds. It says that academics will be able to choose between the green
(i.e., self-archiving in an on-line institutional repository) or the gold
option (i.e., an open access journal).
http://www.researchinformation.info/news/news_story.php?news_id=436
ARTICLES
Granting councils hardest hit: Details of strategic review reveal
extent of cuts to agency research budgets
RE$EARCH MONEY, Volume 23, Number 3, February 27, 2009
The federal government's strategic review will take hundreds of millions of dollars out of Canada's public research enterprise despite official claims to the contrary. Budget documents and disclosure by several agencies reveal that the three granting agencies will lose $147.9 million from their budgets over the next three years and remain $87.2 million below current levels each year thereafter. The indirect costs program will be reduced by $14.7 million over the same three-year period to $314.4 million, maintaining the same relative ratio between direct and indirect costs.*
Leveraging creative destruction: Turning recession to Canada's
S&T advantage
Ron Freedman
RE$EARCH MONEY, Volume 23, Number 3, February 27, 2009
The downturn represents a personal tragedy for those affected. It also means a loss of productive capacity and potential for the economy, however, with the right supports in place, our universities, government labs and even many surviving companies can lay the foundation for an accelerated post-recession economic recovery, and help mitigate the misfortune of the unemployed. The opportunity is to provide newly unemployed scientists and engineers research opportunities in universities, federal labs, and surviving S&T companies, alongside some of the nation’s best-established academic researchers and up-and-coming students resulting in a two-way flow of knowledge that would enrich both parties. The resources and delivery channels are mostly in place. The labs and equipment are already up and running.*
The way ahead for polar science
Nature, Volume 457, Number 1057, February 26, 2009
The near completion of the International Polar Year (IPY) is an occasion
worth celebrating. Over two full Arctic and Antarctic field seasons, from
March 2007 to March 2009, this global meta-project has successfully coordinated
the efforts of some 50,000 scientists. A key priority is to ensure that
the achievements of the IPY are exploited to their full potential. For
example, the IPY programme has still not created a freely accessible archive
for all the data and scientific findings harvested under its banner — information
that will be in high demand from physical oceanographers, marine biologists,
climate scientists and many others.*
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v457/n7233/full/4571057a.html
Googleopoly
Grace Westcott
Globe and Mail, February 21, 2009
Almost three years in the negotiating, and weighing in at 134 pages plus
appendices, the Google Settlement would impress by size alone, however,
it is far more; its effect, assuming it receives court approval as scheduled
in June, will be staggering. The powerful position Google will occupy,
as owner of a database comprising the combined holdings of the greatest
U.S. research libraries, is simply breathtaking. And worrisome according
to Westcott. *
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090221.BKREAD21/TPStory/?query=%22google+book+search%22
Ils sont 2360 employeurs à bâtir l'économie
sociale montréalaise...
Martine Letarte
Le Devoir, 21 février 2009
Longtemps, l'économie sociale a été peu documentée
et considérée comme une réalité marginale.
Or il est maintenant clair, chiffres à l'appui, que l'économie
sociale est un phénomène économique important dans
la métropole. C'est du moins ce que révèle le premier
Portrait statistique de l'économie sociale de la région de
Montréal, réalisé par la Chaire de recherche du Canada
en économie sociale de l'UQAM.*
http://www.ledevoir.com/2009/02/21/235089.html
Vive la recherche libre ! - De l'utilitarisme à la « prostitution
intellectuelle »
Assia Kettani
Le Devoir, 21 février 2009
Professeure émérite à la faculté de droit
de l'Université de Montréal, Andrée Lajoie vient
de publier, aux éditions Liber, Vive la recherche libre!, une étude
sur les subventions publiques accordées à la recherche en
sciences humaines et sociales au Québec. Sans se défendre
de mordre la main qui l'a nourrie (elle a toujours obtenu des subventions
et a brillamment mené sa carrière de recherche), elle consacre
ce travail à dresser un tableau -- plutôt sombre -- de l'évolution
de ces modes de financement: «Cela m'a permis de voir dans quelle
mesure ces transformations successives ont aidé certaines formes
de recherche et nui à d'autres qui auraient été souvent
beaucoup plus utiles à la société.»*
http://www.ledevoir.com/2009/02/21/235083.html
RESOURCES / RESSOURCES
PEER – Publishing and the Ecology of European Research -
website live
February 23, 2009
PEER is a pioneering
collaboration between publishers, repositories and the research community
that is investigating the effects of large-scale scholarly peer-reviewed
article manuscript deposit (Green Open Access) on user access, author visibility,
journal viability and the broader European research environment. The project
will run until 2011, during which time over 50,000 European stage two (accepted)
manuscripts from up to 300 journals will become available for archiving.*
http://www.peerproject.eu/fileadmin/media/pressreleases/20090223_announcement_PEER_website.pdf
The Challenges of Digital Preservation / Les défis de la
preservation
Les 3 et 4 décembre 2008
The slides from The Challenges of Digital Preservation, hosted
by the Library of Parliament and presented by Tessella Inc., are now available.
Mr. Mark Evans, Digital Archives Practice Manager, Tessella
Inc, was The principal speaker. He outlined a number of solutions
implemented by Tessella at memory institutions throughout the world. *
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/IDRS/DigitalPreservation/index-e.asp
/
Les diapositives de la présentation « Les défis
de la préservation », offerte par la Bibliothèque
du Parlement et présentée par Tessella
Inc., sont maintenant disponibles. L’orateur principal,
M. Mark Evans, Chef des services professionnels, Archives Numériques,
Tessella Inc., a présenté plusieurs solutions implantées
par l’entreprise dans de grandes institutions internationales.*
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/IDRS/DigitalPreservation/index-f.asp
Copyright Certificate Program
Copyright Management: Principles and Issues Program (SLA) in partnership
with Information Outlook columnist Lesley Ellen Harris of Copyrightlaw.com
This program is developed for information professionals who deal with
copyright administration and management issues. Whether it's obtaining
copyright permissions, managing compliance, negotiating and interpreting
license agreements, or dealing with digital content, this suite of courses
teaches participants how to keep their organizations on track.
http://www.clickuniversity.com/
EVENTS / ÉVÉNEMENTS
The Influence and Impact of Web 2.0 on e-Research Infrastructure,
Applications and Users
Edinburgh, Scotland, March 23-27, 2009
An ever-widening audience including academics, industry and enterprise
uses web 2.0 services and applications. These technologies and services
are based on the open standards that underpin the Internet and Web, and
are having a significant impact on distributed infrastructure and applications,
and on the ways users and developers interact. Web 2.0 technology needs
to be thoroughly investigated and understood to encourage the development
of new services and applications to support e-Research.*
http://www.nesc.ac.uk/esi/events/968/
École d’été en Management de la création
dans la société de l’innovation
Montréal du 3 au 10 juillet 2009 et Barcelone, du 11 au 18
juillet 2009
HEC Montréal,
en collaboration avec l’Université de
Barcelone, présente un nouveau programme d’été,
sous l’égide de MosaiC:
Centre de recherche et de transfert sur le management de la création
dans la société de l’innovation. Dans une économie
fondée sur la connaissance, les activités de création
occupent une place croissante dans les stratégies d’innovation
des entreprises. Ce programme intensif offert en anglais et d’une
durée de deux semaines permettra de comparer les pratiques de créativité de
milieux aussi divers que le monde scientifique, industriel ou artistique.
Le processus créatif et sa gestion seront analysés par une
approche pluridisciplinaire, internationale, interculturelle et intergénérationnelle.*
http://expertise.hec.ca/management_creation/
[English : http://expertise.hec.ca/management_creation/en/]
*Text adapted from source / Texte adapté de la source
