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Nice essay by Brungs & Mcnamara about the importance of research being accessible to the general public and its potential as a catalyst for public debate.

Abstract The deluge of research data has excited researchers, policy makers, and the general public. Not only might research be reproducible, but new questions can be asked, with great benefit to research, innovation, education, and the citizenry. However, very little data is being shared, despite the best efforts of funding agencies and journals. This article explores the complexities of data, research practices, innovation, incentives, economics, intellectual property, and public policy associated with the data sharing conundrum - "an intricate and difficult problem."

a journal management and publishing system that has been developed by the Public Knowledge Project through its federally funded efforts to expand and improve access to research.

"Faculty of 1000 (F1000) identifies and evaluates the most important articles in biology and medical research publications. The selection process comprises a peer-nominated global 'Faculty' of the world's leading scientists and clinicians who rate the best of the articles they read and explain their importance".

By using the social web to convey both scholarly and public attention of research outputs, altmetrics offer a much richer picture than traditional metrics based on exclusive citation database information.

what's hot and cooking in Scholarly Publishing - Scholarly Kitchen blog

Offers both private and public social networks focussed on medical research scientists.

ResearcherID is a global, multi-disciplinary scholarly research community. With a unique identifier assigned to each author in ResearcherID, you can eliminate author misidentification and view an author's citation metrics instantly. Search the registry to find collaborators, review publication lists and explore how research is used around the world.

Another useful blog post about what is and what is not Open Access publication. There are some shifty people out there so beware.

Interesting blog post re a growing and disturbing trend - academic spamming in the name of "open access publication". Read before you agree to any approach from InTech

The Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC) is a network for groups engaged in Humanities-based research. Our aim is to connect Humanities researchers and centres, both within the Australasian region and internationally, and to promote relationships with cultural institutions and sector representative bodies in the wider community. We provide a virtual and physical hub for information about research opportunities and events, and seek to strengthen the public profile of research in the Humanities.

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About technology in education and research. with publications

OCLC report on supporting research at universities in the US - what researchers want and how libraries in particular might assist.