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Open Access Week 2009

Published this week, to coincide with Open Access Week, is The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery, edited by Tony Hey, Stewart Tansley and Kristin Tolle, which presents the first broad look at the rapidly emerging field of data-intensive science.
DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services) is hosting a virtual Speakers Corner during Open Access Week with the aim of giving a big push to the debate on free access to research data.

Also this week, the DRIVER Confederation Summit will review highlights in DRIVER-II and reflect on the uptake of DRIVER in national and international repository communities and will launch the new international organisation, COAR: the Confederation of Open Access Repositories.

Note: You can find latest updates on our home page and previous articles in Feature archive.

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