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Tuesday, January 07, 2014
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Open Access Roundup
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by Abby Clobridge
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Over the past several weeks, we've witnessed a number of announcements, launches, and news stories related to open access (OA). This roundup of top stories includes the launch of a student-developed OA tool, the boycott of "luxury" journals by a Nobel Prize winner and his lab, a new national OA policy, and the debut of a long-awaited, long-planned-for initiative to support gold OA. Here's a recap of five top stories—all of which reflect the truly global nature of OA.
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OASPA Releases Scholarly Publishing Principles
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The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) posted a set of 16 principles of transparency and best practice in scholarly publishing on its website. Topics range from the peer-review process and author fees to archiving and direct marketing. The principles are a work in progress, and OASPA invites feedback on them via a comments section.
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Google Glass Gets Facial Recognition App
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FacialNetwork.com announced NameTag, the first real-time facial recognition app for Google Glass. The app is currently in beta, with an expected launch in 1Q 2014. Google Glass wearers can view a person's face through Google Glass' camera and send the image wirelessly to NameTag, which compares the image to millions of records in its database. Once it finds a match, NameTag returns the person's name, occupation, interests, and social media profiles.
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INFOMEDIA Acquires Vringo, Inc.
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INFOMEDIA, a U.K.-based provider of customer relationship management and monetization technologies, signed an agreement to acquire Vringo, Inc.'s mobile partnerships, application businesses, and a portfolio of its internally developed patents related to those technologies by March 31, 2014. The agreement is designed to help INFOMEDIA reach a worldwide audience with an integrated product for mobile content publishers, carriers, and device manufacturers.
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Five Enterprise Options for BYOD
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by Brandi Scardilli
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As the BYOD (bring your own device) trend grows in popularity, companies need to be more vigilant about protecting sensitive information. Since mobile devices don't always have the same security protection as corporate-owned desktop computers, the use of personal smartphones, laptops, and tablets expose businesses to security risks if the proper safeguards aren't taken.
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