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<font face="Verdana" size=3>[Forwarding from DuraSpace. --Peter
Suber.]<br><br>
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More than 200 sites around the globe will mark Open Access Week 2009,
October 19-23, by sharing events and resources to raise awareness about
the concept of Open Access—the idea that all research should be freely
accessible online, immediately after publication. To show your support,
and to find information on worldwide activities please visit
<a href="http://openaccessweek.org">http://openaccessweek.org</a>.<br><br>
To celebrate Open Access Week,
<a href="http://DuraSpace.org">DuraSpace</a>, which provides open
technologies for durable digital content, has released a
<a href="http://duraspace.org/oaweek.php">package of tools and
resources</a> to help information managers everywhere make their digital
information freely available, accessible and durable
(<a href="http://duraspace.org/oaweek.php">
http://duraspace.org/oaweek.php</a>) that includes:<br><br>
<b> • Tools for Decision-makers:</b> DuraSpace Open
Technologies spec sheets for DSpace, Fedora Commons &
Mulgara<br><br>
<b> • Inspiration</b>: Stories from DuraSpace/SPARC
Open Access Week Contest Winners<br><br>
<b> • Education:</b> Learn about DuraSpace Open Technologies
with “All About Repositories” pre-recorded web seminars<br><br>
More resources and news on plans for Open Access Week 2009 are also
available through the Web sites of the organizers:<br><br>
• SPARC -
<a href="http://www.arl.org/sparc">http://www.arl.org/sparc</a><br>
• The Public Library of Science -
<a href="http://www.plos.org/">http://www.plos.org/</a><br>
• OASIS –
<a href="http://www.openoasis.org">http://www.openoasis.org</a><br>
• Open Access Directory –
<a href="http://oad.simmons.edu">http://oad.simmons.edu</a><br>
• SURF –
<a href="http://www.surf.nl">http://www.surf.nl</a><br>
• JISC –
<a href="http://www.jisc.ac.uk">http://www.jisc.ac.uk</a><br><br>
Carol Minton Morris<br>
DuraSpace<br>
Director of Marketing and Communications<br>
<a href="mailto:cmmorris@DuraSpace.org">cmmorris@DuraSpace.org</a><br>
Skype: carolmmorris<br>
607 255-2702<br>
<a href="http://twitter.org/duraspace">Twitter@DuraSpace</a><br>
<a href="http://duraspace.org/" eudora="autourl">http://DuraSpace.org<br>
</a><a href="http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/duraspace/">
http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/duraspace/</a><br><br>
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