Microsoft Research adopts Open Access policy for publications
From the post:
In a recent interview with Scientific American, Peter Lee, head of Microsoft Research, discussed three main motivations for basic research at Microsoft. The first relates to an aspiration to advance human knowledge, the second derives from a culture that relies deeply on the ambitions of individual researchers, and the last concerns “promoting open publication of all research results and encouraging deep collaborations with academic researchers.”
It is in keeping with this third motivation that Microsoft Research recently committed to an Open Access policy for our researchers’ publications.
As evidenced by a long-running series of blog posts by Tony Hey, vice president of Microsoft Research Connections, Microsoft Research has carefully deliberated our role in the growing movement toward open publications and open data.
This is great news. When Microsoft steps, it’s a big step. Heard near and far.
Take the time to write to anyone you know at Microsoft just to say you appreciate the decision.
We all write to them to complain about MS products, so why not write a nice note about open access?
It won’t take five (5) minutes if you open up your email client right now. (I wrote one before I posted this entry.)