[News] Open Access Celebrates More Wins

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Access to online information and knowledge – advancing human rights and democracy

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| Information and knowledge are crucial
| factors in human development. We are
| reminded of this constantly, from the
| "knowledge economy" we live in, to the
| emotional and financial power that
| information and communications
| technologies (ICTs) have over our lives.
| In the words of philosopher Francis Bacon,
| "Scientia potentia est" – knowledge itself
| is power. Present-day movements for access
| to knowledge and the right to information
| have their origins in this simple and
| arguably ancient idea. Despite a rich
| history and wide intellectual acceptance,
| the right to know is not universally
| granted, and the right to know on the
| internet is a particularly bitter struggle
| in many parts of the world.[1]
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http://www.cis-india.org/advocacy/ipr/blog/access-to-online-informatio...nd-know

B-Reel goes Open Source to Standardize Digital and Integrated Production

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| As for the open source approach, "we just
| figured it would be easier for everybody
| to contribute via a wiki than by email or
| meetings. We kind of hope that would
| [lead] to getting balanced general terms,
| a unified view on the process and some
| good assets to use for producers. We think
| it will evolve in iterations as an ongoing
| thing, in smaller and smaller movements,
| with more and more focus," Wahlquist says.
| "Whenever there is a substantial addition,
| we'll add it to the bidsheet. We would
| welcome anyone to endorse it, add to it or
| to help in any way."
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http://creativity-online.com/news/breel-goes-open-source-to-standardiz...igital-

Jimmy Wales interview: Wikipedia is focusing on accuracy

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| Jimmy Wales is eating dinner alongside
| Princess Caroline of Monaco. Web royalty
| has come to meet the real thing. Wales,
| the man who co-founded Wikipedia eight
| years ago, is in Monaco to be awarded the
| Monaco Media Prize at the principality's
| annual invite-only media forum.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/6589487/Jimmy-Wales-in...view-Wi


Recent:

100 Excellent Open Access Journals for Educators

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| Just like physicians, the best educators
| stay informed with the latest developments
| in their field. Luckily, it doesn't take
| anything more than time to have access to
| quality journals for educators. The
| following open access journals provide top-
| notch scholarly information available at no
| cost. Most of these journals are published
| just once or a few times a year, so
| subscribe to several so you can keep up-to-
| date on the latest research coming out of
| the field of education.
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http://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/11/11/100-excellent-open-access-jour...s-for-e


Free Movies Online: Great Classics, Indies, Film Noir, Documentaries & More

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| Where to watch free movies online? Let's
| get you started. First, we have listed
| dozens of free, high quality films that you
| can watch online. Then, below, you can find
| movie sites that feature free movie
| collections. Classics, international, film
| noir, documentaries, indies — they're all
| here, waiting to be watched.
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http://www.openculture.com/2009/11/free_movies_online.html


British Library's Bitter Digital Milestone

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| That is: digitising content that is out of
| copyright, in the public domain, and then
| making us pay through the nose - us as in
| muggins public, which has kept the British
| Library going for two centuries thanks to
| our taxes, in case you'd forgotten - for
| the privilege of viewing it online.
|
| Thanks a bunch, BL, for locking up "an
| increasing proportion of the nation's
| intellectual output" behind a paywall,
| where few will ever see it: that's what
| spreading knowledge is all about, isn't it?
| Great work from a quondam great
| institution, more millstone than
| milestone...
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/11/british-librarys-bitter-digital.html
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