“Knowledge Rights and Information Sharing in the 21st Century” is the theme of the Information Fluency 2008 conference at the University of Central Florida in Orlando on Jan. 30 – Feb. 1. I’m speaking on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 2:15 pm, on “Free Culture and the University: Innovation, Information Sharing, and the Future of the [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2008’
Civic duty
I spent an interesting day as a pollworker for the elections today here in Florida. I’m exhausted (a 13+ hour day, starting at 6 am), but I hope to post some reflections on the experience in a day or two. (Seminole County precinct 59, for anyone interested.)
SPARC open access campaign for students released
The press release is here, the materials are here — there’s plenty to see, so go explore!
My Science Progress column on NIH public access policy
Science Progress, a Web magazine published by the Center for American Progress, is a great source to read detailed yet accessible news and opinions about science and technology policy. My first column for the magazine, on the new NIH public access policy, was just released. It’s an introduction to open access, with a history of [...]
Login here with your OpenID
If you have an OpenID, you should now be able to login with it at gavinbaker.com. If you use OpenID, please feel free to test it out, and let me know about any errors in the comments.
CopyNight Orlando first meeting tomorrow
The first meeting of CopyNight Orlando, which I’m hosting, will be Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 7 pm at Stardust Video & Coffee (1842 E. Winter Park Rd., Orlando). Details are on the mailing list, or on my CopyNight page here. Hope to see you there!
I’m @ ALA
I’m in Philadelphia until Monday for the American Library Association Midwinter meeting. I’ll be at the SPARC-ACRL Forum and Discussion Group, which focus on student engagement with open access. I’ll also occasionally be at the SPARC booth (in the 1700 row).
NIH predictions: some right, some wrong
Last week, I posted a list of predictions regarding the implementation and effects of the newly-mandated NIH public access policy. A few have turned out to be true, and a few have already proven to be at least half-wrong. (There goes my career in Cassadaga.)
My first prediction had to do with when the agency would [...]
