Protecting Commercial AI Rights is Harder than You Think — EU Edition
Legislation often lags technological advances. The EU’s Digital Single Market Copyright Directive leaves many open questions regarding AI text- and data-mining.
The Problem at the Heart of Public Access
The intended beneficiary of public access is “the American public,” and we need so much more than access to the biomedical literature.
Ask The Chefs: The US Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
We asked the Chefs for their thoughts on the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence.”
Ask The Chefs: cOAlition S’s “Towards Responsible Publishing”
We asked the Chefs to weigh in with their thoughts on the new “Towards Responsible Publishing” manifesto from cOAlition S.
Smorgasbord: eLife and Significance vs. Accuracy, The Collapse of the Humanities, and a new NISO Draft on Retractions Standards
A mixed bag post from us — can you separate out the significance of research results from their validity? What will the collapse of the Humanities mean for scholarly publishing writ large? And a new draft set of recommended practices for communicating retractions, removals, and expressions of concern.
Guest Post — The Nelson Memo and Public Access are Under Attack – Will Powerful Incumbents Come to its Rescue?
The Nelson Memo is being contested. Will the incumbents of the scholarly publishing world stand up for the Memo and fight for its funding?
SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast Episode 14: Open Access Update- A Run-Down of the OSTP Nelson Memo with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe provides a current refresh on the open access (OA) funding landscape, and more specifically on the 2022 White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Nelson Memo.
Intended Audience and Actual Distribution: A Growing Mismatch?
Researchers write articles for a primary audience of peers. Open access has expanded the actual distribution. What to do about the growing mismatch?
Some Observations from Charleston (Open Access Edition):
Thoughts on open access (OA) from the perspectives of both the publisher and library communities at the Charleston Meeting.
We All Know What We Mean, Can We Just Put It In The Policy?
Funder guidance is too vague when it comes to identifiers and metadata. It needs to get specific to be effective.
Speculation on the Most Likely OSTP Nelson Memo Implementation Scenario and the Resulting Publisher Strategies
What is the most likely scenario for implementation of the OSTP’s Nelson Memo? And what strategies will that offer for publishers?
Revisiting — Compliance: The Coming Storm
A look back at a 2015 post about approaches to improve funder policy compliance. Many of the same problems exist now as did then — are the same collaborative solutions likely to happen?
Guest Post — Open Access in Japan: Tapping the Stone Bridge
Matthew Salter takes a look at the new open access policy from the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
Guest Post – Plan S and Scholarly Publishing: Some Lessons Learned
Sally Ekanayaka reviews a webinar featuring several key players in implementing Plan S and asks what lessons have been learned?
Guest Post – Perspectives on a “Unified Approach” to the Future of Open Access
There is value in exploring the concept of different perspectives on open access in order to begin to develop a “unified approach to open”.