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World Bank Open Access Policy
The World Bank is adopting an Open Access Policy on 1 July 2012, which applies to work carried out by Bank staff members and outside research funded by the Bank. The aim of the policy is to support ‘the free … Continue reading
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New Adapt OER project website launched
The Adapt project, which aims to create a repository of OER to enhance learning and teaching in Adaptation studies, has recently launched its new website. Project partners will be able to share learning and teaching materials across the disciplines in … Continue reading
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2012-13 Budget overview and papers released under CC BY
Once again, the Australian Government has released its 2012-13 budget overview and budget papers under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) Australia licence. The first step was taken in 2010, with the release of the 2010-11 budget papers under CC … Continue reading
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Australia’s story goes viral
A project which has opened up historic video clips of events including the release of Lindy Chamberlain and the introduction of World Series Cricket has been viewed 1.5 million times in the first month. The collaborative initiative between the ARC … Continue reading
Free OER and CC online course: OCL4Ed Workshop
To celebrate 10 years since UNESCO coined the term “Open Educational Resources”, the OER Foundation is hosting a free online training workshop on OERs, Copyright and Creative Commons licensing. When: 20 June – 3 July 2012 (to coincide with the UNESCO … Continue reading
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