Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science: Proceedings of an International Symposium

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/11030

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National Research Council. 2004. Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science: Proceedings of an International Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/11030.

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195 pages | 8.5 x 11 |

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Paperback: 978-0-309-09145-9
Ebook: 978-0-309-18214-0

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/11030

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xii
Introduction 1 Welcome by CODATA President	1-4
2 Introduction by Symposium Chair	5-6
3 UNESCO’s Approach to Open-Access and Public-Domain Information	7-9
4 Science Communication and Public Policy	10-14
Session 1: Legal, Economic, and Technological Framework for Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science 5 Introductory Remarks by Session Chair	15-18
6 Overview of Legal Aspects in the European Union	19-23
7 Database Protection in Countries of the South	24-28
8 Economic Overview of Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Scientific and Technical Information	29-32
9 Scientific Research, Information Flows, and the Impact of Database Protection on Developing Countries	33-40
10 Information Technology and Data in the Context of Developing Countries	41-44
Session 2: Data and Information in the Public Health Sector 11 Introductory Remarks by Session Chair	45-48
12 The Ptolemy Project: Delivering Electronic Health Information in East Africa	49-54
13 Health Information for Disaster Preparedness in Latin America	55-57
14 Bioline International and the Journal of Postgraduate Medicine: A Collaborative Model of Open-Access Publishing	58-62
Session 3: Data and Information in the Environmental Sector 15 Introductory Remarks by Session Chair	63-65
16 Geospatial Information for Development	66-68
17 Borders in Cyberspace: Conflicting Government Information Policies and Their Economic Impacts	69-73
18 Recent Developments in Environmental Data Access Policies in the Peoples’ Republic of China	74-76
Session 4: Basic Sciences and Higher Education19 Introductory Remarks by Session Chair	77-80
20 Information Needs for Basic Research: An African Perspective	81-84
21 International Transfer of Information in the Physical Sciences	85-90
22 Access to Scientific Information: The Ukrainian Research and Academic Network	91-94
Session 5: Innovative Models for Public-Domain Production of and Open Access to Scientific and Technical Data and Information 23 Introductory Remarks by Session Chair	95-97
24 A Contractually Reconstructed Research Commons for Scientific Data: International Considerations	98-102
25 The Open-Source Paradigm and the Production of Scientific Information: A Future Vision and Implications for Developing Countries	103-109
26 New and Changing Scientific Publication Practices Due to Open-Access Publication Initiatives	110-113
27 Overview of Open-Access and Public-Commons Initiatives in the United States	114-118
Session 6: Examples of New Initiatives in Developing Countries 28 Introductory Remarks by Session Chair	119-121
29 Overview of Initiatives in the Developing World	122-126
30 Open-Source Geographic Information Systems Software: Myths and Realities	127-133
31 Open-Access Research and the Public Domain in South African Universities: The Public Knowledge Project’s Open Journal Systems	134-145
32 The Public Knowledge Project’s Open Journal Systems	146-149
33 Metadata Clearinghouse and Open Access to Geographic Data in Namibia	150-153
34 Open-Access Initiatives in India	154-157
35 Closing Remarks by Symposium Chair	158-160
Appendix A: Symposium Agenda	161-166
Appendix B: Biographical Summaries of Symposium Speakers and Steering Committee Members	167-175
Appendix C: Symposium Attendees	176-181
Appendix D: Acronyms and Initialisms	182-183

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