Can the Nelson memo disrupt academic publishing? Read our thought-provoking chat with Philip Cohen (@philipncohen), founding director of SocArXiv, on open science, preprint platforms, and the future of the academic publishing oligopoly.
Visit: https://stderr-editors.com/blog/nelson-memo-and-the-dinosaurs/
#OpenScience #AcademicPublishing #NelsonMemo #Preprints #Innovation #repositories #SocArXiv

More about the U.S. House appropriations bill that blocks implementation of the Office of Science & Technology Policy’s (OSTP) Memorandum (aka "The Nelson memo") to make federally funded research immediately available to the public to freely use.

https://sparcopen.org/our-work/oppose-section-552-that-will-block-taxpayer-access-to-research/

#NelsonMemo #OpenAccess #OA

Update. The US Department of #Energy (#DOE) just issued a call for public comments on its own draft plan to live up to the August 2022 #OSTP memo (#NelsonMemo).
https://www.energy.gov/articles/us-department-energy-releases-plan-ensure-free-immediate-and-equitable-access-federally

#OAintheUSA

Update. #NASA just released the draft update to its #OpenAccess policy, to live up to the #Biden #OSTP #NelsonMemo.
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nasa_ocs_public_access_plan_may_2023.pdf

Also see its call for public comments (due August 17, 2023).
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/18/2023-10643/request-for-information-nasa-public-access-plan-for-increasing-access-to-the-results-of

The US is rejoining #UNESCO (which it quit under #Trump).
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20230612-us-plans-to-rejoin-unesco-from-july-ending-membership-dispute

Although the US is already strengthening its #OpenAccess policies under the #OSTP #NelsonMemo, its renewed participation in UNESCO is a good opportunity to endorse, and then follow, the UNESCO #OpenScience recommendations to all member states.
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000379949.locale=en

#OAintheUSA

Just announced 🗣️ 📣 the next CORE Open Science Brown Bag session is on Tuesday, June 13! Come join @IandPangurBan for a discussion on the #NelsonMemo/#OSTPmemo:
https://iupui.libcal.com/event/10849407

The US National Science Foundation (#NSF) just released the draft update to its #OpenAccess policy, as requested by the #Biden #OSTP (#NelsonMemo).
https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-06/NSF23104.pdf

I'm digesting it now but wanted it to share first.

While dated Feb 23, 2023, it was released today.

Last week we attended @ScholarlyPub @scholarlykitchn's
webinar on US OSTP's #NelsonMemo - great discussion, highlighting the importance of cooperation & exploration of different #OA models to navigate the uncertainty and complexity of this transitional period🔓#OpenAccess

#arXiv, @biorxivpreprint, and @medrxivpreprint have released their public comments on the the #OSTP #NelsonMemo.

From arXiv
https://info.arxiv.org/about/OSTP-04-11-2023.html

From bioRxiv and medRxiv
https://connect.biorxiv.org/news/2023/04/11/ostp_response

PS: There's a distinct echo of #Plan_U in these comments, tho without using the term. I'm glad to see it's still alive. Here's some background from 2019.
http://planu.org/

#bioRxiv, #medRxiv, #OAintheUSA

As part of our 20th anniversary celebration year, we will be spotlighting a number of clients to take a look at the many ways in which we help organisations achieve their research goals.

To kick things off, here's Clarke Iakovakis of Oklahoma State University talking #interoperability, the #NelsonMemo and the changing role of the library. https://www.symplectic.co.uk/client-spotlight-on-oklahoma-state-university/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=20th

New blog - We look at the impact of the White House Office of Science & Technology's #OSTPmemo #NelsonMemo on
public access recommendations - and the Top 3 things research institutions & librarians need to consider: https://www.symplectic.co.uk/new-white-house-ostp-public-access-recommendations-maturing-your-institutional-open-access-strategy/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=OSTP #OpenAccess

If you're interested, we're running an ALA #webinar this week for #librarians on how to prepare for the upcoming #OSTPmemo #NelsonMemo - register here https://www.choice360.org/webinars/new-white-house-open-access-rules-how-libraries-can-help-researchers-faculty-scale-the-paywall/ #OpenAccess #PublicAccess #OAintheUSA