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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>[With
apologies for cross-postings]<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:140%'><font size=2 color="#111111" face=Verdana><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:Verdana;
color:#111111'><img width=446 height=74 id="Bild_x005f_x0020_1"
src="cid:image001.jpg@01C9AC9E.D78C0DA0"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:140%'><font size=2 color="#111111" face=Verdana><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:Verdana;
color:#111111'>In the first issue for 2009 we present more information about
the latest developments in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Norway</st1:country-region>
and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sweden</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
As our readers already know, Research Council decisions on OA were on their way
in both countries, The Norwegian Research Council (NFR) adopted an OA mandate
in January, while just before Christmas the Swedish Research Council decided to
postpone their decision. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:140%;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color="#111111" face=Symbol><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:Symbol;
color:#111111'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#111111"
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;
font-family:Verdana;color:#111111'>Jan Erik Frantsvåg reports from <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Norway</st1:place></st1:country-region> in his
article <a
href="http://nile.lub.lu.se/ojs/index.php/sciecominfo/article/view/1502/1239"
target="_blank" title=Frantsvag>The Norwegian Research Council adopts and Open
Access Mandate</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:140%;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color="#111111" face=Symbol><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:Symbol;
color:#111111'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#111111"
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;
font-family:Verdana;color:#111111'>As we have reported <a
href="http://www.sciecom.org/ojs/index.php/sciecominfo/article/view/1452/1237"
target="_blank">previously</a>, the Norwegian Ministry of Education and
Research has been interested in stimulating more Open Access publishing and has
sought the advice of both the Research Council of Norway (NFR), and the
Association of Higher Education Institution (UHR). NFR has responded with
its new policy and the UHR has formulated its recommendations to the Ministry.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:140%;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color="#111111" face=Symbol><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:Symbol;
color:#111111'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#111111"
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;
font-family:Verdana;color:#111111'>In her article <a
href="http://nile.lub.lu.se/ojs/index.php/sciecominfo/article/viewFile/1505/1241"
target="_blank" title=Tollefsen>Greater access to Norwegian scientific
Publications</a>, Sigrid Tollefsen describes the UHR approach to Open Access
and gives a short summary of their recommendations to the Ministry.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:140%;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color="#111111" face=Symbol><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:Symbol;
color:#111111'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font
size=2 color="#111111" face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:140%;font-family:Verdana;color:#111111'>Ingegerd Rabow</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 color="#111111" face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:140%;font-family:Verdana;color:#111111'> reports from the current
situation in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sweden</st1:place></st1:country-region>
in <a
href="http://nile.lub.lu.se/ojs/index.php/sciecominfo/article/viewFile/1507/1242"
target="_blank" title=Rabow>The Swedish Research Council and Open Access</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:140%;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color="#111111" face=Symbol><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:Symbol;
color:#111111'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#111111"
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;
font-family:Verdana;color:#111111'>More information from <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Sweden</st1:country-region> is reported by <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Lars
Björnshauge</st1:PersonName> & <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Jörgen Eriksson</st1:PersonName>
in their presentation of a <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lund</st1:place></st1:City>
university initiative to approve the funding of publication fees in Open Access
journals. Read more in <a
href="http://nile.lub.lu.se/ojs/index.php/sciecominfo/article/viewFile/1508/1243"
target="_blank" title="Eriksson_Bjornshauge">Lund University supports
publishing in OA journals</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:18.0pt;line-height:140%'><font size=2 color="#111111"
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;
font-family:Verdana;color:#111111'>We are also happy to present two
contributions from the Baltic countries.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:140%;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color="#111111" face=Symbol><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:Symbol;
color:#111111'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#111111"
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;
font-family:Verdana;color:#111111'>In his article <a
href="http://nile.lub.lu.se/ojs/index.php/sciecominfo/article/viewFile/1509/1244"
target="_blank" title=Epner>Open Access and a university library</a> director
Heiki Epner discusses the current situation for Open Access in <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Estonia</st1:country-region> and describes the work they are doing at
the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">university</st1:PlaceType> of
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tartu Library</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:140%;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:Symbol;
color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#111111"
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;
font-family:Verdana;color:#111111'>In<a
href="http://nile.lub.lu.se/ojs/index.php/sciecominfo/article/viewFile/1510/1245"
target="_blank" title=Kretaviciene><font color="#111111"><span
style='color:#111111;text-decoration:none'> </span></font>Experiences of
Lithuanian DOAJ-journal</a> editors <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Meile
Kretaviciene</st1:PersonName> reports the results from her interviews with
seven OA-journal editors in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lithuania</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:140%;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt;line-height:140%'><font size=2 color="#111111"
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;
font-family:Verdana;color:#111111'>Our new article series Open Minds is
introduced by <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Turid Hedlund</st1:PersonName>’s
interview with professor <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Bo-Christer Björk</st1:PersonName>,
<a href="http://nile.lub.lu.se/ojs/index.php/sciecominfo/article/view/1502/1239"
target="_blank" title=Hedlund>An Open Mind towards Open Access</a>.<br>
<br>
As usual, your comments and ideas are very welcome<br>
<br>
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Ingegerd Rabow</st1:PersonName><br>
Editor-in-chief</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=gray face=Arial><span style='font-size:
8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray'>Kristoffer Holmqvist<br>
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