139: Open science from a funder's perspective (with Ashley Farley)

We chat with Ashley Farley about her background as an academic librarian, the underrecognised importance of copyright in academic publishing, and her work as a Program Officer at the Gates Foundation

• An academic librarian’s perpsective on the importance of open reseasch
• The importance of copyright in research and what it means signing over your copyright
• The PDF crisis!
• What does a program officer at a grant funding organsiation do?
• Why should funding organisations care about open science?
• Why open access is more than just about acacemic papers, but extends to posters and presentations
• Why can't academics collectively decide to push back against the big publishers?
• The difference between private funders vs. goverment funding agencies

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Music credits
Our outro music is by Lee Rosevere

Episode citation

Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2021, September 6) "139: Open science from a funder's perspective (with Ashley Farley)", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/FQXSZ

Special Guest: Ashley Farley.

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