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Pushing for the Open Sharing of Medical Information to Combat COVID in Nepal
Roshan Kumar Karn puts in 16 to 18 hours, seven day a week, working at two hospitals in Nepal's capital city of Kathmandu caring for the influx of patients with COVID-19.
Traction Around Open and Affordable Learning Materials Builds in Ontario
Just why support for Open Educational Resources has taken off in Ontario is a matter of need, timing, and relationships. As Canada's second largest province, Ontario has 45 universities and colleges that are diverse and geographically spread out.
OER Course Marking Book Models Best Practices
Increasingly, colleges are choosing — or being required by state law — to inform students which courses on campus use open educational resources or other low cost materials.
Internet Archive Files Response to Lawsuit Emphasizing Need for Access to Information
On July 28, the San Francisco-based nonprofit filed a response to the lawsuit brought by four commercial publishers to end the widespread practice of CDL.
2020 Open Education Conference to Be Held November 9-13 Online
The 2020 Open Education Conference will take place November 9 - 13, 2020, organized as a virtual event for the first time in the conference's sixteen-year history.
Michael J. Fox Foundation Crafts Open Access Policy to Advance Parkinson's Research
Looking to do the most good with its donor contributions and speed the pace of progress to help people living with Parkinson's disease, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) recently adopted a progressive open access policy.
Sharing Experiences of Journal Cancellations on a Rapid Timeline
On June 18, SPARC provided a forum for librarians who recently led their institutions through a fast-tracked Big Deal cancellation to share how they navigated the process.
Approaching Coverage of COVID-19 Through the Lens of Open
Open Access · Open Data
Working as a journalist in Hong Kong, Linda Lew has drawn on her experience from OpenCon in her coverage of the novel coronavirus.
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