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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Attached a brief
description of the new Open Acces Directory, a resource on Open Access. I
think this is helpful, because we will not succeed with our effort to build a
global biodiversity heritage libray which is up to date with the last new
publication, unless our community moves to and adopts open access as a
standard.s<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Open Access Directory: A wiki to
organize information about the open access movement<br>
<br>
</span></font></b><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Boston</st1:place></st1:City>,
April 30, 2008. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Peter Suber</st1:PersonName>
and Robin Peek have launched the Open Access Directory (OAD), a wiki where the
open access community can create and maintain simple factual lists about open
access to science and scholarship. Suber, a Research Professor of Philosophy at
Earlham College, and Peek, an Associate Professor of Library and Information
Science at Simmons College, conceived the project in order to collect
OA-related lists for one-stop reference and searching. <br>
<br>
The wiki will start operating with about half a dozen lists --for example,
conferences devoted to open access, discussion forums devoted to open access,
and journal "declarations of independence"-- and add more over time. <br>
<br>
The goal is to harness the knowledge and energy of the open access community
itself to enlarge and correct the lists. A list on a wiki, revised continuously
by its users, can be more comprehensive and up to date than the same list
maintained by an individual. By bringing many OA-related lists together in one
place, OAD will make it easier for users, especially newcomers, to discover
them and use them for reference. The easier they are to maintain and discover,
the more effectively they can spread useful, accurate information about open
access. <br>
<br>
The URL for the Open Access Directory is <a href="http://oad.simmons.edu/"
title="blocked::http://oad.simmons.edu/">http://oad.simmons.edu</a> . <br>
<br>
To contact us, email Athanasia Pontika, the Assistant Editor
(OAD.contact@gmail.com), or the Editorial Board (OAD.editors@gmail.com).<br>
<br>
The wiki is represented by an editorial board consisting of prominent figures
in the open access movement. The Graduate School of Library and Information
Science (GSLIS) at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Simmons</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> hosts and
provides technical support to the OAD.<br>
<a href="http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/"
title="blocked::http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/" eudora=autourl>http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/<br
title="blocked::http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/">
<br title="blocked::http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/">
<br title="blocked::http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/">
</a><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Editors and administrators</span></b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Robin
Peek</span></font></b>. <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Editor</span></i>,
Associate Professor, <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Graduate</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType> of Library and Information Science, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Simmons</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Athanasia
Pontika</span></font></b>. <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Assistant Editor</span></i>,
Doctoral Student, Graduate <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Library</st1:PlaceName> and Information Science, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Simmons</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Terry
Plum</span></font></b>. <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Technical
Coordinator</span></i>, Assistant Dean for Technology and Director, Simmons
GSLIS at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Mount</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Holyoke</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Editorial board members <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Charles
Bailey</span></font></b>. Publisher, Digital Scholarship <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Leslie
Chan</span></font></b>. Program Supervisor for New Media Studies, <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Toronto</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:place w:st="on">Scarborough</st1:place> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Heather
Joseph</span></font></b>. Executive Director, Scholarly Publishing and Academic
Resources Coalition (SPARC) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Melissa
Hagemann</span></font></b>. Open Society Institute <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Peter
Suber</span></font></b></st1:PersonName>. Research Professor of Philosophy at <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Earlham</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType>,
Visiting Fellow at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Yale</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Law</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
and Senior Researcher at SPARC <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Alma
Swan</span></font></b>. Key Perspectives Ltd <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>John
Wilbanks</span></font></b>. Vice President, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Creative</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Commons</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dr.
Donat Agosti</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0mm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Science Consultant</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0mm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Research Associate, <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">American</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType>
of Natural History and Naturmuseum der Burgergemeinde <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Bern</st1:place></st1:City></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0mm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Email: agosti@amnh.org</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Web: </span></font><a
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lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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