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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Funds New Project to Openly License Life Sciences Preprints
by Creative Commons Open Access, Open Data, Open Science, Sustaining the CommonsCreative Commons is excited to announce new programmatic support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to help make openly licensed preprints the primary vehicle of scientific dissemination.
Announcing the Open Policy Network grant-funded projects
by Timothy Vollmer UncategorizedLast year Creative Commons and a global coalition of organizations launched the Open Policy Network in order to support the creation, adoption, and implementation of policies that require that publicly funded resources are openly licensed resources. When open licenses are required for publicly funded resources, there is the potential to massively increase access to and…
Hewlett Foundation extends CC BY policy to all grantees
by Cable Green, Timothy Vollmer UncategorizedLast week the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced that it is extending its open licensing policy to require that all content (such as reports, videos, white papers) resulting from project grant funds be licensed under the most recent Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. From the Foundation’s blog post: “We’re making this change because…
California Community Colleges require Creative Commons Attribution for Chancellor’s Office Grants & Contracts
by Cable Green Copyright, Open EducationAt today’s meeting of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the Board voted unanimously to require open licensing on publicly funded materials resulting from all Chancellor’s Office contracts and grants. Here are the key documents: Recommended Action at Board Meeting (CC BY required) – September 9-10, 2013 Press Release (CC BY required)…
$500 million available in Wave 2 of U.S. Department of Labor grant program for community colleges
by Jane Park UncategorizedToday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced and released a Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) for Wave 2 of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program (TAACCCT). Wave 2 makes available $500 million to “eligible institutions of higher education… with funds to expand and improve their ability to deliver education and…