Hear, hear. I am saddened to read this IMO short-sighted response when Oxford has achieved so much. I totally disagree with 'A focus on OA detracts from opportunities to promote open research practices, which help to ensure that research is verifiable, replicated, & built upon.'

Excellent news 😊

Anyone thinking of voting labour or green think carefully. These are non-battleground seats for Labour so voting Lib Dem is the only way against the Tories. 🔶

Next step to support the policy is to adopt Author Rights Retention to underpin scholarly dissemination in the digital age & respects author choice to use their own intellectual creation (paper). Looking forward to more Japanese entries on the Global list
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1. Sci Hub is a million miles from being a long term archive
2. The findings of Martin Paul Eve 's excellent research make a great case for always depositing a copy of research papers in your institutional repository.

💡Prof. Stephen Englen (Cambridge University) explains that #RightsRetention is crucial for research because #copyright can create hurdles, as many publisher policies & processes are no longer fit for purpose
Watch the KR21 Knowledge Capsule: knowledgerights21.org/kr21-knowledge…
#KnowledgeCapsules

'if orgs like SpringerNature & MaxPlanckGesellschaft won't back up their policies w/ action then I think they shld delete them from their websites.They are present/g themselves as champions of open,reproducible science,while acting as defenders of non-transparent,secret practices

Tactical voting in Witney for the 2024 general election. tactical.vote/witney Please use your vote wisely!

Thank you Paola! With enough help we are on track to get them out.

Please join me in volunteering to help Charlie Maynard 🔶 Liberal Democrat get rid of Robert Courts in Witney

oxonld.uk/charlie/volunt…

Langlais’ Messe Solennelle marks the Bastille Day 'Anniversary' and we’ll be ‘Crossing the Bar’ Craig McLeish for the 200th Anniversary of RNLI not to mention that this is the centenary of the death of Stanford. Lots of reasons to join us at 5pm on 14th July Exeter College, Oxford

The tragic irony of this appalling act won’t be lost on the readers of my #Burningthebooks

#ConcertDay ! Join us SJE Arts for our musical tour of the British Isles. Tickets TicketSource or on the door. Daily Info WhatsOnOxfordshire Concert Diary UK BBC Radio Oxford Classic FM Oxford Mail Oxford Times BBC Radio 3 Experience Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Music Hub See you there 😁🎶

It’s not too late to book your seat on our musical tour 🚍🎶We set off at 19:30 sharp(also perfectly in tune 😅)on Saturday for a dander through the beautiful choral tradition of this land,starting & finishing with refreshments SJE Arts Reserve your spot & let us whisk you away.

How did I get involved in a project to bring back a rail line to Witney and Carterton? A brief blogpost
charliemaynard.org/bringing-back-…

💡Enabling maximum #AccessToKnowledge & promoting rights retention by authors should be at the core of all scholarly publications models, Johan Rooryck (@cOAlitionS_OA) advocates
Watch his KR21 Knowledge Capsule: knowledgerights21.org/kr21-knowledge…
#KnowledgeCapsules #OpenAccess #OA #PlanS

Came back tonight buzzing from rehearsing this brilliant programme. What a concert this'll be! Come along. Tickets details below...

Highly recommended reading. An example of academic sovereignty and control being returned where it belongs - to academia.

Bravo National Theatre Just seen National Theatre Live performance of Nye. A triumph. Fabulous cast. Highly recommend.
Includes a delicious testament to the importance of libraries.
nye.ntlive.com/synopsis/

We can do it. University of Lorraine is unsubscribing from big deals and saving 450.000 euros to be reinvested in #OpenScience activities #OPERAS2024