Open Access to Scholarly Literature in India - Centre for Internet and ...
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eposi<strong>to</strong>ry or by publish<strong>in</strong>g the papers <strong>in</strong> an open access journal <strong>in</strong> the first place.<br />
2. All the CSIR published journals be made open access.<br />
3. Each labora<strong>to</strong>ry sets up its own <strong>in</strong>teroperable <strong>in</strong>stitutional open access reposi<strong>to</strong>ry.<br />
4. CSIR / lab sets up one or more centre(s) which would harvest the full-text <strong>and</strong><br />
metadata of all these papers.<br />
5. Each labora<strong>to</strong>ry sets up Electronic Thesis <strong>and</strong> Dissertations Reposi<strong>to</strong>ry.<br />
6. To hold a conference <strong>for</strong> creat<strong>in</strong>g awareness on <strong>Open</strong> <strong>Access</strong>.<br />
7. To hold <strong>in</strong> house Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g programmes on <strong>Open</strong> <strong>Access</strong>.<br />
8. Sensitize CSIR researchers.<br />
(Naresh Kumar)<br />
It is requested that the above <strong>Open</strong> <strong>Access</strong> activities are implemented at the earliest.<br />
Head, RDPD<br />
Tel: 011-23713011, 23710453 Fax: :011-23710340, 23713011 e-mail:<br />
headrdpd(5).csir.res.<strong>in</strong> Copy <strong>to</strong>:<br />
1. Direc<strong>to</strong>rs of all National Labs./ Instts. of CSIR<br />
2. All Heads of Divisions at CSIR HQs/Complex/IPMD<br />
3. Chairman <strong>and</strong> all members of GOASP<br />
4. PS <strong>to</strong> DG, CSIR<br />
5. PPS & US <strong>to</strong> JS (Admn.)<br />
6. PA <strong>to</strong> FA, CSIR<br />
7. Office Copy<br />
Prof. Brahmachari also conceived<br />
OSDD (<strong>Open</strong> SourceDrug Discovery), a<br />
CSIR-led <strong>in</strong>itiative with a vision <strong>to</strong> provid<strong>in</strong>g af<strong>for</strong>dable healthcare <strong>to</strong> the develop<strong>in</strong>g<br />
world. Launched on 15 September 2008, it provides a global plat<strong>for</strong>m where the best<br />
m<strong>in</strong>ds can collaborate <strong>and</strong> collectively endeavour <strong>to</strong> solve the complex problems associated<br />
with discover<strong>in</strong>g novel therapies <strong>for</strong> diseases like malaria <strong>and</strong> tuberculosis. Participat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
scientists aggregate <strong>and</strong> share the biological <strong>and</strong> genetic data available freely at<br />
<strong>Open</strong> Source Drug Discovery 100 . The Government of <strong>India</strong> has committed Rs 1,500 million<br />
(US $38 million) <strong>to</strong>wards this project. An equivalent amount of fund<strong>in</strong>g would be<br />
raised from <strong>in</strong>ternational agencies <strong>and</strong> philanthropists.<br />
INSA convened a half-day bra<strong>in</strong>s<strong>to</strong>rm<strong>in</strong>g meet on open access, FOSS <strong>and</strong> copyright<br />
law <strong>for</strong> scholarly communication <strong>and</strong> literary work on 26 April 2008. 101 The Fellows of<br />
<strong>India</strong>n Academies were urged <strong>to</strong> follow the Harvard model <strong>and</strong> adopt an open access<br />
100 http://www.osdd.net.<br />
101<br />
Bra<strong>in</strong>s<strong>to</strong>rm<strong>in</strong>g Meet on <strong>Open</strong> <strong>Access</strong>, FOSS <strong>and</strong> Copyright Law <strong>for</strong> <strong>Scholarly</strong> Communication <strong>and</strong><br />
Literary Work: A Report; http://www.<strong>in</strong>sa<strong>in</strong>dia.org/pdf/OA-report.pdf.<br />
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