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Open Access Publishing And Open Source Software
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Open Access Publishing Peer-reviewed journal literature available on the internet at no charge Users may copy, distribute, transmit and display publicly Allows creation and distribution of derivative works in any digital form with proper credit to author
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Green Road Model Article is published in a traditional journal first Article is submitted online later Example: National Institutes of Health Researchers must post on PubMed website within a year
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Gold Road Model Article is published online in an open access journal Example: Public Library of Science
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Growth Of Open Access Publishing
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Pros Of Open Access Publishing Users do not have to pay subscription fees Helps authors gain recognition
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Cons Of Open Access Publishing Somebody has to pay the publication fee, often the author Journal quality is sometimes lacking Peer-review process has been questioned
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Reasons Not to Publish in Open Access Journals http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredca mpus/scholars-favor-open- access-journals-but-quality-and- fees-are-concerns-for- some/29555
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Open Source Software Software that is released with the source code of the program, usually available for free Users can modify the source code and distribute their own version of the program Some open source software licenses allow sale of a program without modification
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Popular programs that are open source Firefox – Web Browser
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Popular programs that are open source Firefox – Web Browser OpenOffice – Productivity Suite
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Popular programs that are open source Firefox – Web Browser OpenOffice – Productivity Suite GIMPshop – Photo Editor
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Popular programs that are open source Firefox – Web Browser OpenOffice – Productivity Suite GIMPshop – Photo Editor Audacity – Audio Editor
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Popular programs that are open source Firefox – Web Browser OpenOffice – Productivity Suite GIMPshop – Photo Editor Audacity – Audio Editor Ubuntu – Operating System
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Free Prices range from $75 - $330 Product Comparisons – Productivity Suite Microsoft OfficeOpenOffice
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Free Prices range from $150 - $1000 Product Comparisons – Photo Editors Adobe PhotoshopGIMPshop
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Free Prices range from $50 - $935 Product Comparisons – Audio Editors Fruity Loops StudioAudacity
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Free Prices range from $50 - $500 Product Comparisons – Operating Systems Microsoft WindowsUbuntu
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Pros Of Open Source Software It’s almost always free Source code is available Freedom to modify as desired Few restrictions on distribution
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Cons Of Open Source Software Little or no support from company Functionality is sometimes compromised
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Reasons to Choose Open Source Over Commercial news.cnet.com/i/bto/20071001/Ope n_Source_- _Advantages_over_Proprietary.gif
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Learn More Open Access Publishing: http://www.publicknowledge.org/about/what/proj ects/open-access.html http://www.publicknowledge.org/about/what/proj ects/open-access.html Open Source Software: http://opensource.org/http://opensource.org/
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