Mark Swartz

Check out my op/ed in the @TorontoStar on the impact that the copyright term extension will have on Canadian culture over the next 20 years #copyright #libraries #publicdomainday #publicdomain

Thanks @howardknopf! Glad you could make it.

Same vibe engadget.com/gaming/laid-of…

This week, the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy, which means the genetic data the company collected on millions of users is now up for sale. If you do not want your data included in any potential sale, it’s a good time to ask the company to delete it. eff.org/deeplinks/2025…

So uh, 15 million DNA samples are now just available to the highest bidder?

PUBLISHED: New issue of Surveillance & Society with a special Dialogue section on #authoritarian #surveillance Always #openaccess. Read it here: ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/surv…

In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll introduce how the Elon’s Election Interference Machine™ (EIM) works. Since Musk & his broligarch allies won the presidency for Trump, they’ve now harnessed the machine to interfere in European elections, including the ones in Germany & Romania. 1/23

EVERYBODY. EATS. @mattymatheson | #BillsMafia

Legislating Open Access: Making the Case for a Secondary Publishing Right in Canada by Brianne Selman, Lucie Guibault, Mark Swartz :: SSRN ift.tt/nc1y2vI

SCOSS launches its 6th pledging round with African Journals Online (AJOL), Episciences, Make Data Count, and SciPost. Help support these infrastructures and create a more sustainable future for Open Science. tinyurl.com/SCOSSpledging @AJOLinfo @makedatacount @episciences @scipost

EFF was proud to call Aaron Swartz a friend and ally. eff.org/deeplinks/2024…

Aaron Swartz would have been 38 years old today if MIT hadn't called the police on him & the federal gov't had not been so keen to prosecute him with threats of jail time so severe, he took his own life in 2013 at the age of 26. We honor the work of Aaron Swartz today.

The Internet Archive and its 916 billion saved webpages are back online arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…

By signing the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information @BarcelonaDORI, PKP and @eruditorg, together as #CoalitionPublica, reinforce their commitment to open and transparent information on scientific research: coalition-publi.ca/news-nouvelles… Check out the Paris Conference ⤵️

PKP is pleased to announce that its community-driven #OpenJournalSystems will underpin Open Research Europe's #OpenAccess publishing platform! Learn more: pkp.sfu.ca/2024/09/12/ojs… @OpenResearch_EU @EU_Commission @SFU @sfu_library @learnpublishing #AcademicChatter #ScholComm

OJS (Open Journal Systems) from @PKP is shortlisted for the Global Impact Award by @ALPSP in recognition of supporting 44,000 journals in 148 countries to publish more than 12m articles. Free and open source software that is now translated into 68 languages for global public good

📢PKP is glad to announce it is now a Barcelona Declaration supporter! 🗒️This initiative aligns perfectly with our commitment to open access and the global dissemination of knowledge. 🔗Read more at ow.ly/kGn150S99PF #OpenResearch #BarcelonaDeclaration #OpenScience

@murakamiwood Thank you, David! Having you as our session moderator was fantastic. #SSN2024 has been an incredible experience, and we were thrilled by the audience's enthusiasm and engagement with our research. Your paper is next on my reading list.

Find out more about the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information. A recording of a recent webinar about the initiative, along with slides and a summary of the Q&A are available here: video.leidenuniv.nl/media/t/1_xsap… #OpenScience #OpenAccess #OpenData #OpenResearch

This is wonderful news. Shelagh Rogers will be the new Chancellor at @queensu. We are blessed indeed. 🥳