Archives des auteurs : Hans Dillaerts

THE DISSEMINATION OF SCHOLARLY INFORMATION: OLD APPROACHES AND NEW POSSIBILITIES :
Current methods of disseminating scholarly information focus on the use of journals who retain exclusive rights in the material they publish. Using a simple model we explore the reasons for the development of the traditional journal model, why it is no longer effcient and how it could be improved upon. One of our main aims is to go beyond the basic question of distribution (access) to that of filtering, i.e. the process of
matching information with the scholars who want it. With the volume of information production ever growing { and attention ever more scarce – filtering is becoming crucial and digital technology offers the possibility of radical innovation in this area. In particular, distribution and filtering can be separated allowing filtering to be made open and decentralized. This would promises to deliver dramatic increases in transparency and efficiency as well as greatly increased innovation in related product, processes and services.
URL : http://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/dae/repec/cam/pdf/cwpe1023.pdf

TVA de 19.6% sur les ressources électroniques : jusqu’à quand ? :
Des pressions se font jour de toutes parts, tant du côté du monde de l’édition que du monde universitaire ou de la sphère politique, pour demander une modification du taux de TVA appliqué aux ressources électroniques. S’il est vrai que les débats se focalisent pour l’heure sur le cas du livre numérique, il n’en reste pas moins que la taxation à 19.6% touche tous les types de ressources électroniques, des périodiques électroniques aux bases de données en passant par les logiciels. Il existe cependant un outil très méconnu des établissements publics universitaires qui leur permet de conjurer partiellement la TVA : il s’agit du cas des acquisitions de ressources électroniques entrant dans la catégorie fiscale des dépenses mixtes.
URL : http://archivesic.ccsd.cnrs.fr/sic_00479690/fr/

Open Source Observatory and Repository (OSOR) :
The OSOR project has implemented a repository and collaborative development environment, or forge, targeting specifically European public sector organizations. To ensure effective collaboration among Public Administrations across multiple Member States, the project is also providing an information point that includes guidelines, news and case studies related to open source. The platform has been designed in
such a way that it can be integrated with other services/solutions such as repositories that exist at a national level.
Technical, business and legal support for the collaboration of administrations using open source software are provided through the OSOR. Furthermore, guidelines and recommendations are also published which help public administrations create, set up and maintain their own regional repository based on the OSOR.eu platform.
URL : http://www.epractice.eu/files/Open%20Source%20Observatory%20and%20Repository%20%28OSOR%29_0.pdf