Science Oct 4 2013 Special Section on Scholarly Communication

The most recent issue of Science includes a section covering developments in communicating science including topics such as open access, peer review and scientific meetings.
http://www.sciencemag.org/site/special/scicomm/index.xhtml

The Scholarly Kitchen also comments on content in the special issue: http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2013/10/04/open-access-sting-reveals-deception-missed-opportunities/

Fair Access to Science and Technology Research

The bipartisan FASTR (Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act) bill was introduced into both the House and the Senate in February.  Support for this Bill continues to grow in the academic communities. 

http://www.sparc.arl.org/blog/opportunity-your-campus-support-open-access-encourage-your-provosts-sign-open-letter-support

Open Access Week 2013

Open Access Week this year is Oct 21 to 27, 2013.  This year’s Open Access Week theme is “Redefining Impact”.

http://www.openaccessweek.org/page/about