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------------------------------ Open access to scientific data =96 Communication and Recommendation =96 background What is 'open access'? Under a policy of open access, researchers and others put the results of their research (publications and/or data, for example from experiments) onto the Internet so that people can view or download the results free of charge. Open access means scientists will have better access to articles and data resulting from publicly funded research =96 irrespective of their = or their host institution's financial means. What problems will the proposed open access policy address? Scientific publications are now often too expensive to access for many individuals and organisations. Small businesses and professionals like doctors, pharmacists, engineers or architects therefore lack access to critical information. This is despite having paid, through taxes, for the work leading to the information that is being published. This hurts the economy, by holding back innovation and skill levels. In science terms, because data is often not shared at all, there are risks of parallel research that wastes brainpower, time and money. Greater data transparency will also help reduce academic fraud. What are the benefits of open access? For science: scientific exploration and innovation is more efficient and productive when researchers have easy and ready access to information. They do not waste time and money searching for research articles; they are far less likely to go up blind alleys or repeat work that has already been done= _______________________________________________ Linux-sohbet mailing list [email protected] https://liste.linux.org.tr/mailman/listinfo/linux-sohbet Liste kurallari: http://liste.linux.org.tr/kurallar.php
