... Can we call it altruism? I would like to see it more as a right of every one of us because the money spent is public money (largely). And no one has the...
We need the 'bosses' of science to get out of the way, and that may need some sanctions. Through the 1990s and 2000's, Indian science (as it is practised in...
UNCRC Workshop held at Chittagong To create Social Mobilization to Implementation of UNCRC at Family Level UNCRC was adopted long years ago, although till now...
Dr Ananya Guha says there is no need for the bosses to intervene and that OA is playing a stellar role in disseminating, facilitating and sharing knowledge. On...
Subbiah Arunachalam
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May 2, 2009 3:27 am
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There are times when you might want the bosses to get out of the way and there are times when they are needed to perform certain functions. The bosses are...
Subbiah Arunachalam
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May 2, 2009 3:50 am
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Invitation to join - iG4D Internet Governance for Human Development iG4D I would like all of you to join a small virtual ICT4D initiative (still evolving,...
It is more or less established that mandating Open Access is the most effective way. But it is also unfortunate that many senior scientists in India continue...
I don't think anyone should question the right of researchers to publish their research findings in journals of their choice, as long as they make their papers...
Subbiah Arunachalam
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May 4, 2009 12:29 am
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SOME ORGANISATIONS WORKING IN SCIENCE EDUCATION (INDIA) * Agastya International: Kataria House, 219 Kamaraj Road, Bangalore 560042 Foundation P:...
Frederick "FN" Noronha
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May 4, 2009 4:17 pm
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Friends: BMJ, one of the most respected and widely read medical journals, is now available for free on the Net right from Vol. 1, Issue 1 published 169 years ...
Subbiah Arunachalam
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May 4, 2009 11:09 pm
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The acronym BOGO used to mean Buy One, Get One free. But that is changing to Buy One Give One, very much like the OLPC XO in Give One Get One. ...
Edward Cherlin
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May 4, 2009 11:27 pm
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Learning computer at old age By Shahidul K K Shuvra The government must consider a strategy to involve older people in acquiring IT savvy if the government is...
I agree and feel that the open source movement in India should be strenghtened and brought to social science and humanities. Gifting away copywright is not the...
Dear Colleagues This is an important message for Bangladesh if we really want a digital Bangladesh. Thanks, Mr. Shuvra for writing this article. We were in...
Of course, my intention was not to question the right of researchers to publish in journals of their choice. Sorry if it sounded that way. What I meant was...
Friends: Here is a news story from Prof. Peter Suber about a pharmaceutical company supporting Open Access publishing by developing country researchers in BMC...
Subbiah Arunachalam
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May 5, 2009 6:43 pm
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Friends: More than 340 African journals are now OA. Not even half that number of Indian journals are OA! More than 600 Latin American journals (under the ...
Subbiah Arunachalam
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May 5, 2009 7:39 pm
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(9th Batch) : www.ehcfsmi.edu.in eHCF School of Medical Informatics, promoted by eHealth-Care Foundation invite you to the 3 months distance learning program ...
Athar Haque
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May 8, 2009 12:02 am
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I am afraid we have many 'leaders' (of all hues of political affiliation) whose vision of knowledge 'power' is limited by what (ie how much) they expect to...
... I suppose you meant the Open Access movement in India and Open Access journals. Yes, both the Open Access movement and the Free Software movement in India...
Indian IP laws are the world's most consumer friendly Wed, May 6 01:12 PM Bangalore, May 6 (IANS) India has been ranked as the country with the world's most...
Frederick "FN" Noronha
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May 8, 2009 1:37 am
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Dear Prof. Lutfor Rahman, Thanks for giving us many additional information. Your letter should be a supplement to my article. I was out of your information...
... I have also heard similar responses about migrating to Free Software -- that it is good, but not ready, or not good enough right now. Even while ...
(9th Batch) : www.ehcfsmi.edu.in eHCF School of Medical Informatics, promoted by eHealth-Care Foundation invite you to the 3 months distance learning program ...
Friends: This is about open access to science and scholarship. "also provide money in research projects for publication in paid OA journals. And, till OA...
Subbiah Arunachalam
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May 9, 2009 6:50 am
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I like to draw the attention of concerned authority in a matter of interest. As you all know, the HSC exam is in progress in Bangladesh, and it is an important...
Hakikur Rahman
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May 9, 2009 4:17 pm
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Friends: Here is something on privatization of knowledge I would like to share with you all. I found it in Open Access News this morning. Subbiah Arunachalam ...
Subbiah Arunachalam
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May 9, 2009 11:32 pm
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... I am under the impression that "author pays" is one of the business models for OA Gold publications (such as the Public Library of Science or EGU...