To crudely summarize, Rufus makes a cogent argument for the use of explicit licenses applied to collections of data, and feels that share-alike provisions in licenses or otherwise do not cause major problems and that the benefit that arises from enforcing re-use outweighs the problem.
What’s the Return? or…How Is It Possible That Open Library of Humanities Works?
A particular membership benefit for OLH is influence over its decision making. While an economic model would say that an investment in making future savings through subscription cuts is irrational (why not let others pay and reap the benefits anyway) investing in a level of control over the process by which that future saving is reached is certainly not.
A particular membership benefit for OLH is influence over its decision making. While an economic model would say that an investment in making future savings through subscription cuts is irrational (why not let others pay and reap the benefits anyway) investing in a level of control over the process by which that future saving is reached is certainly not.
The Political Economics of Open Access Publishing – A series
One of the odd things about scholarly publishing is how little any particular group of stakeholders seems to understand the perspective of others.
One of the odd things about scholarly publishing is how little any particular group of stakeholders seems to understand the perspective of others.
Submission to the European Commission Expert Group on Altmetrics
As part of the broader Open Science agenda of the European Commission an expert group on “altmetrics” has been formed.
As part of the broader Open Science agenda of the European Commission an expert group on “altmetrics” has been formed.
Fair Enough? Fair for One? Fair for All!
The coining of FAIR was led by a community that want to emphasise that we need to expand our idea of audiences to include machine readers.
The coining of FAIR was led by a community that want to emphasise that we need to expand our idea of audiences to include machine readers.
Links as the Source Code of Our Thinking – Tim O’Reilly
In a sense Tim is advocating the wholesale adoption of the very strong attribution culture we (like to think we) have in academic research.
In a sense Tim is advocating the wholesale adoption of the very strong attribution culture we (like to think we) have in academic research.
Speculation: Sociality and “Soundness”. Is This the Connection Across Disciplines?
I actually see more in common across these books than divides them.
I actually see more in common across these books than divides them.
Recording the Fiddly Bits of Experimental and Data Analysis Work
Data analysis, particularly when it uses a variety of specialist software tools, is something I find very challenging to record.
Data analysis, particularly when it uses a variety of specialist software tools, is something I find very challenging to record.
The People You Meet on the Train…
The more respect we have for the people who fund our research the better frankly.
The more respect we have for the people who fund our research the better frankly.
The Failure of Online Communication Tools
It’s not just filter failure which is creating the impression of the information overload.
It’s not just filter failure which is creating the impression of the information overload.
More on ‘Theft’ and the Problem of Identity
Allowing the free re-use of my name and my blog name ought to add value on average.
My case is that allowing the free re-use of my name and my blog name ought to add value on average.
My Bad…or How Far Should the Open Mindset Go?
There is a danger that this kind of thing comes across as ‘everything should be pd [pubic domain] but when my mate copyrights something and you violate it I will jump down your throat’.
There is a danger that this kind of thing comes across as ‘everything should be pd [pubic domain] but when my mate copyrights something and you violate it I will jump down your throat’.
It’s a Little Embarrassing…
This would be a problem, and would probably lead to our results being regarded as unreliable.
This would be a problem, and would probably lead to our results being regarded as unreliable.
Connecting the Dots – the Well Posed Question and Code as a Liability
Just a brief thought prompted by two, partly related, things streaming past my nose. Firstly Michael Nielsen discussed the views of Aristotle and Sunstein on collective intelligence.
Just a brief thought prompted by two, partly related, things streaming past my nose. Firstly Michael Nielsen discussed the views of Aristotle and Sunstein on collective intelligence.
Pushing Costs Upstream and Risks Downstream: Making a Journal Publisher Profitable
I’m not quite sure exactly what was the reason but there was a recent flare-up of the good old “how much does it cost to publish a scholarly article” discussion recently.
I’m not quite sure exactly what was the reason but there was a recent flare-up of the good old “how much does it cost to publish a scholarly article” discussion recently.
Diversity and Inclusion Are the Uniting Principle of Open Science
The point of more complete release of record is to enable a diversity of critique and contribution via more diverse communication modes.
The point of more complete release of record is to enable a diversity of critique and contribution via more diverse communication modes.