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Some Useful Resources for Library and Information Professionals in India

Open Data: Empowering the Empowered or Effective Data Use for Everyone?

The open data movement in the area of access to public (and other) information is a relatively new but very significant, and potentially powerful, emerging force. It has now been widely endorsed by among others Tim Berners-Lee generally acknowledged as the Father of the World Wide Web. The overall intention is to make local, regional and national data (and particularly publicly acquired data) available in a form that allows for direct manipulation using software tools as for example, for the purposes of cross-tabulation, visualization, mapping and so on.

The underlying idea is that public (and other) data, whether collected directly as part of census collection or indirectly as a secondary output of other activities (crime or accident statistics for example) should be available in electronic form and accessible via the web. There are significant initiatives in this area underway in the US , the UK and Canada among many many other jurisdictions.....more http://gurstein.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/open-data-empowering-the-empowered-or-effective-data-use-for-everyone/

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Report of the Working Group on Open Access and Open Educational Resources

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Open Access Initiative in India..........summaries the Open Access Publishing models in India...........

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List of Resources - INASP

List of Resources - INASP: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Open Access Initiatives in India