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I work for #OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of #philosophy emeritus and non-practicing #lawyer. More on my home page.
http://bit.ly/petersuber
Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy.
Dad of daughters.
For #OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project (@oatp@fediscience.org). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
"Even though Congress rejected cuts to the #NIH budget and passed a funding bill more than a month ago, that money isn't yet making it into the hands of researchers."
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/healthpolicy/120291
#DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
Big news from #arXiv:
https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/37961678/chief-executive-officer
1. It's becoming an independent #nonprofit organization.
2. It's leaving #CornellU and moving to NYC.
3. It's hiring a CEO, with a salary in the range of $300k.
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
"The #DocumentFoundation [maker of #LibreOffice] has called on the European Commission in an open letter not to rely solely on #Microsoft's proprietary #XLSX format in the ongoing consultation on the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The EU Commission had published a call for feedback on the CRA guidelines on March 3, 2026. Feedback can be submitted exclusively via an XLSX template until March 31, 2026."
https://www.heise.de/en/news/LibreOffice-criticizes-EU-Commission-over-proprietary-XLSX-formats-11202165.html
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
"Publisher demands $500 from impersonated author to retract paper."
https://retractionwatch.com/2026/03/05/publisher-demands-500-from-impersonated-author-to-retract-paper/
PS: Here's hoping that publicity about this shakedown costs the publisher -- Walsh Medical Media -- more than $500.
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
Wow. "Virginia State terminates six professors without due process.
Campus security escorted the professors —five tenured and one tenure-track— to their cars and issued no-trespass warnings. They have received no written explanation for their dismissals."
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/tenure/2026/02/25/vsu-terminates-6-professors-without-due-process
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
"Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump."
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/24/nx-s1-5723968/epstein-files-trump-accusation-maxwell
The missing files are about accusations that Trump sexually assaulted a child and hit her in the head. The FBI interviewed the accuser four times and the DOJ has not released the interview notes.
All allegations of Trump wrongdoing are worth watching. But this one is special because it has three properties:
1. It's serious.
2. It's well-documented. (Thanks to #NPR.)
3. It's one that many #MAGA voters and politicians take seriously.
Hundreds of Trump scandals have the first two properties. Almost none has the third.
This creates the prospect of actual accountability.
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
"Five years ago, a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol with the goal of stopping the certification of the presidential election. NPR's Tom Dreisbach wanted to preserve a record of the moments before, during, and after the attacks for future generations."
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/21/nx-s1-5702509/how-npr-reporters-built-an-archive-to-document-january-6th
PS: This is a good interview with Dreisbach, who created the January 6 archive. But nowhere does the piece link to the archive or mention that it's #OpenAccess.
Here it is:
https://apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
New study: "Our results also show #AI #search surfaces significantly fewer long tail information sources, lower response variety, and significantly more low credibility and right- and center-leaning information sources, compared to traditional search."
https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.13415
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
The Federal Depository Library Program (#FDLP) is calling for public comments on a draft new #preservation policy for US govt public information.
https://fdlp.gov/news/request-comments-draft-preservation-policy
PS: This is especially important when the #Trump admin is taking down public info, including publicly-funded research, and private data-rescue projects struggle to capture it all.
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Libraries #RFI #Takedowns #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics #USPol #USPolitics
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
1/ I'm seeking expressions of interest from nonprofit organizations to take over the Open Access Tracking Project (#OATP, @oatp@fediscience.org) and the open-source software (#TagTeam) on which it runs.
Details in this Google doc:
https://bit.ly/TransferOATP
Contact me <peter.suber@gmail.com> if you have any questions or any level of interest.
#OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenSource #ScholComm
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I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
A terrific project. Kudos to @themitpress@mastodon.mit.edu and the #ArcadiaFund.
https://mitpress.mit.edu/the-mit-press-announces-new-initiative-to-flip-existing-subscription-based-journals-to-a-diamond-open-access-publishing-model/
"MIT Press welcomes submissions for English-language journals in any field and from any part of the world. Intended for existing titles, shift+OPEN will cover the expenses of transitioning a journal to [a #diamond or no-APC] #openaccess model for a three-year term, provide the Press’s full suite of publishing services, and support the development of a sustainable funding model for the future."
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
I work for # OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause. Also professor of # philosophy emeritus and non-practicing # lawyer . More on my home page. http:// bit.ly/petersuber Posting on open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. Dad of daughters. For # OA news, also follow the Open Access Tracking Project ( @ oatp ). I aim for comprehensive coverage there, not here.
"In _Copyright's Broken Promise_, John #Willinsky presents the case for reforming #copyright law so that it supports, rather than impedes, public access to research and scholarship. He draws on the legal strategy of statutory licensing to set out the terms and structures by which the [US] Copyright Act could ensure that publishers are fairly compensated for providing immediate #openaccess."
https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5507/Copyright-s-Broken-PromiseHow-to-Restore-the-Law-s
The book itself is OA. Thanks, John and @themitpress@mastodon.mit.edu.