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Dave Hansen — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 33
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open CultureDave talks about how many “institutions are on a mission to expose their collections to the world and make them available for everyone.” Dave sees this as a major evolution from a time not too long ago when it was only those with means who could access collections in any way. Open Culture VOICES is…
Creative Commons awarded $450,000 from the Arcadia Fund to support open access publishing for authors
by rlendl UncategorizedCreative Commons is pleased to announce a grant award in the amount of $450,000 over 3 years from the Arcadia Fund, the charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin. Since its inception in 2001, Arcadia has awarded grants in excess of $331 million. Arcadia works to protect endangered culture and nature. Creative Commons will…
The beginning of the Authors Alliance
by Timothy Vollmer UncategorizedYesterday marked the launch of the Authors Alliance, a nonprofit organization that supports authors who want “to harness the potential of digital networks to share their creations more broadly in order to serve the public good.” In an interview with Publisher’s Weekly, Authors Alliance founder Pamela Samuelson explained that the Authors Alliance will have a…