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We write to communicate an untenable situation facing the Harvard Library. Many large journal publishers have made the scholarly communication environment fiscally unsustainable and academically restrictive. This situation is exacerbated by efforts of certain publishers (called "providers") to acquire, bundle, and increase the pricing on journals. Harvard's annual cost for journals from these providers now approaches $3.75M. In 2010, the comparable amount accounted for more than 20% of all periodical subscription costs and just under 10% of all collection costs for everything the Library acquires. Some journals cost as much as $40,000 per year, others in the tens of thousands. Prices for online content from two providers have increased by about 145% over the past six years, which far exceeds not only the consumer price index, but also the higher education and the library price indices. These journals therefore claim an ever-increasing share of our overall collection budget. Even though scholarly output continues to grow and publishing can be expensive, profit margins of 35% and more suggest that the prices we must pay do not solely result from an increasing supply of new articles.

Used by millions for research, teaching, and learning. With more than a thousand academic journals and over 1 million images, letters, and other primary sources, JSTOR is one of the world's most trusted sources for academic content. JSTOR connects libraries, researchers, teachers, and students around the world with vital scholarly content in more than 50 disciplines.

At the age of 17 I was paying attention in college, but still enjoying the student life as much as studying towards my career goals. What I wasn't doing was working at the cutting edge of cancer treatment and developing a potential cure.

Réaliser des inventaires forestiers, récolter des arbres, approvisionner des usines, reboiser, protéger un écosystème exceptionnel, voire combattre un feu de forêt: de nombreux défis stimulants, inhérents à l'aménagement durable d'une forêt, attendent celui ou celle qui s'inscrit au jeu de simulation et de stratégie en ligne Forestia

In an effort to spur U.S. scientific competitiveness, as well as accelerate development and widespread deployment of 100-gigabit technology, the Advanced Networking Initiative (ANI) was created with $62 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and implemented by ESnet. ANI was established to build a 100 Gbps national prototype network and a wide-area network testbed.

The UK Royal Society is a fellowship of the world's most brilliant scientists. Founded in 1660, its members have included Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein. Distinguished thinkers Richard Dawkins, Stephen Hawking and Tim Berners-Lee are current members of the society. It is arguably the most prestigious scientific community in the world. And so it is of note how strident it is about the importance of open data for the advancement of science.

Analyse des conversions sur Twitter liées à la grève étudiante. Plus de 700 000 twits ont été analysés.

Traditional models of research are evolving in an increasingly collaborative world. Crowdsourcing, which taps into the skills of the crowd, is becoming popular as a means of solving problems and creating innovations. Could having access to the collective mind revolutionize the practice of science?