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"Open access to the published scientific literature is one of the most desirable goals of our current scientific enterprise. Since most science is supported by taxpayers it is unreasonable that they should not have immediate and free access to the results of that research."

 Sir Richard J. Roberts
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Open Access (OA) to research results means that this material is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.

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TU Delft on iTunes U
From 2 February, you will be able to access TU Delft on iTunes U. This programme will allow you to download and synchronise lectures and infomercials from TU Delft to your iPod or iPhone, giving you constant access to knowledge wherever you are. The range of information initially available will include lectures on Civil Engineering & Water, Architecture, Electrical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. Over the coming months we will continue to add new courses. TU Delft eventually wants to have a system in place where lectures are captured automatically and published on iTunes U instantaneously. The content is labeled with a CC-3.0 licence.

http://itunesu.tudelft.nl.

 
 
Dutch higher education sector convinced of need for Open Access

EUR 2.5m available for Open Access to research results

Utrecht, 3 February 2010 – Open Access – meaning free access to scientific and scholarly information – is winning ground, and more and more information is becoming freely accessible to the public. The parties concerned – including publishers – are increasingly accepting Open Access as the norm. At the Open Access seminar organised by SURF in Amsterdam, Prof. Jos Engelen, chairman of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), announced that his organisation would be providing a special Open Access budget of EUR 2.5m.

Last Updated on Thursday, 04 February 2010 13:31
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