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Do we agree to the terms & conditions of research

Community-owned infrastructure must not only come at a price we can sustain, but with terms that reflect our values, protect our rights, and give us control. We're tracking how these are evolving, what we should ask for, and how to get what we need.

Table of Contents

  • In pursuit of open science open access is not enough

    1 min read

    The healthy functioning of the academic community, including fair terms and conditions from commercial partners, requires that the global marketplace for data analytics and knowledge infrastructure be kept open to real competition.

  • leaked dutch contract with elsevier raises significant alarm bells

    1 min read

    Elsevier is discussing a contract to provide Dutch universities with access to its journals at no extra cost. Institutions and consortia should pause to consider and robustly debate all the ramifications of these decisions, before pursuing what may prove apparent and short-lived benefits.

  • Engage in Open Procurement Practices

    1 min read

    From the ROADMAP FOR ACTION report

    An important area when institutions can assert control of data is through purchasing and procurement processes. These processes should be revisited and revised to ensure that they are transparent, competitive, and fully coordinated across the institution.

  • Three Categories Of Action

    2 mins read

    From the ROADMAP FOR ACTION report

    The purpose of this document is to build on the Landscape Analysis by offering a roadmap of potential actions that stakeholders can use to chart both individual and collective responses.

  • Summary

    1 min read

    From the LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS report

    This document is designed to provide higher education leaders with an analysis of the leading commercial players strategies in this domain, the implications of those strategies, and a preliminary set of possible broad stroke strategies that higher education institutions might consider taking to secure outcomes consistent with their own values and goals.