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OAI10 - CERN - UNIGE Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication

21–23 Jun 2017
University of Geneva
Europe/Zurich timezone

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Plenary 4

P4
22 Jun 2017, 13:45
University of Geneva

University of Geneva

Uni Mail Boulevard du Pont-d'Arve 40 1205 Genève

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Plenary 4: OA outside the academy

  • Danny Kingsley

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  1. 15. OA outside session : Who needs access to research? an overview of available evidence
    Mr ElHassan ElSabry
    22/06/2017, 13:45

    Unlike studies on the impact of Open Access on citations or library budgets, the number of studies on OA's impact on society is relatively very small. Arguments about the societal benefits of OA are very common in OA mandates and policies as well as in advocacy materials, though with little evidence to back them up. This session aims to give an overview of 30+ research papers and reports that...

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  2. 24. OA outside session : Is open access helping or hindering the international development agenda? Reflections from a consortium of developing country NGOs
    Dr Nilam Ashra-McGrath
    22/06/2017, 14:30

    As an international health consortium, COMDIS-HSD works with a combination of researchers in developing country NGOs, researchers at the University of Leeds, media outlets, independent researchers and consultants. This pool of expertise has highlighted issues about the open access privileges afforded to academic institutions versus the access that is available for those based outside of...

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  3. 25. OA outside session : How open access opens doors - reflections on my recent 'Megaregions of the United States' paper
    Dr Alasdair Rae
    22/06/2017, 14:55

    In this presentation I discuss a recent piece of research I conducted on the geography of so-called 'megaregions' in the United States. In collaboration with my colleague Garrett Nelson at Dartmouth College (US), I used a large dataset and cloud computing to algorithmically define commuter megaregions in the United States. The paper was published in PLOS ONE in November 30 2016 and since then...

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  4. 26. OA outside session : Discussion
    Dr Danny Kingsley
    22/06/2017, 15:20
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