In this week's episode, we talk about a new initiative in the struggle against ableism in academia, and further consolidation of the publishing market through acquisitions.

Dr. Eleanor Haine joins us for this special edition of the Open Update to help us make sense of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science.

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TIMESTAMPS

(00:00) Intro

(01:00) Headlines

(02:12) Main stories

(02:16) Main stories - Accessible Academia

(04:15) Main stories - Publisher acquisitions

(05:38) Interview Dr. Eleanor Haine

(33:38) Outro

PEOPLE behind the podcast

Narrator: Chris Hartgerink

Mixing: Bjorn Uyens

Artwork: Patrick Sobrak-Seaton

Contact: [email protected] or @libscie

SOURCES

DAIR established

https://www.wired.com/story/ex-googler-timnit-gebru-starts-ai-research-center/

Preprint removal, withdrawal

http://blog.europepmc.org/2021/12/transparency-for-preprints.html

OSF Preregistration updates

https://twitter.com/briannosek/status/1466814366469218317?s=12

Strike UCU

https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/11896/Why-were-taking-action

Accessible Academia

https://www.accessible-academia.nl/en/ableism-alerts/

Clarivate acquires ProQuest

https://clarivate.com/news/clarivate-successfully-completes-acquisition-of-proquest/

Wiley acquires KU

https://openresearch.community/posts/wiley-acquires-open-access-innovator-knowledge-unlatched

Martin Paul Eve on KU

https://twitter.com/martin_eve/status/1466513937680195592?s=12