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Open Access For Research Gaining Steam

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the popularity-contests dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The BBC reports that open access to research is gaining steam as more than 20,000 people, including Nobel Prize winners, have signed a petition calling for greater access to publicly-funded research. While publishers are fighting open access, a growing number of funding agencies and universities are making it a mandatory requirement."

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  1. Re:Isn't this a dupe? by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Proof that cowboyneal doesn't read slashdot! (apart from the polls)

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  2. Moo by Chacham · · Score: 5, Funny

    Open Access For Research Gaining Steam

    First steam, maybe they'll get electricity soon?

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  3. Gaining Steam...? by Green+Monkey · · Score: 2, Funny

    Open Research Gaining Steam, eh? Sounds great; maybe I'll be able to play Half-Life on the lab computers!

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  4. Re:FireHose by Ceriel+Nosforit · · Score: 2, Funny

    So Slashdot has now cluster-handedly disproven the "wisdom of the crowd"?

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