Professor P Balaram from the Indian Institute of Science talks about Open Access

~ 0:20 - Professor Balaram discusses his different opinions on Open Access journals and repositories - the difficulty of the author pays model and the cost of Open Access journals.

~3:00 - Professor Balaram clarifies the misleading idea that Indian scientists 'support' Closed Access journals. 

~4:30 - on the origins of the Open Access movement, as an effort from libraries to counteract rising journal costs, not as a tool for development.

~5:40 - on the future of the Open Access movement.

~6:00 - comparing Open Access to the internet itself. 

~6:50 - a message about Open Access: the importance of the community, and of convincing more academics to support it.

~7:20 - to make repositories more like vibrant and social parks.

~8:10 - on making repositories more competitive

~9:00 - on the repositories at the IISc

~9:30 - why academics do not deposit papers and how tech is making this easier.

 ~10:00 - on changing the law in India to maintain the copyright of publicly funded work.

~10:50 - making repositories more engaging with websites, blogs, statistics, and rewards. More marketed, more dynamic, and the importance of imagination.


Professor Balaram on Open Access

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