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Public Access/Open Access Fact Sheet
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Conversion of Research Materials to Comply with Public/Open Access Requirements
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What is it:
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Whether you call it Public Access or Open Access, the meaning is the same.
A number of initiatives have recently been implemented to assure Public/Open Access to government and institutionally funded research materials.
The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) has already recommended that all NIH funded research articles be submitted to NIH for deposit into Pubmed Central, the NIH Open Access Repository. More recently, several private funding institutions and government agencies worldwide have established similar policies, and many more are contemplating the establishment of a Public/Open Access policy.
The challenge facing organizations implementing a Public/Open Access policy is how to best to provide their data so that it is most conducive to Public/Open Access. Many organizations, including NIH, have selected XML as their target format.
Those still in the policy making phase, might find it valuable to download the following source materials:
For additional articles to download click here.
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DCL Capability:
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Conversion of any research materials to a standardized target format (E.g. XML, SGML, PDF, etc.)
- Conversion from paper, PDF and most electronic sources including SGML.
- Conversion of author manuscripts, journals, books etc.
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Upload of converted files directly to Pubmed Central. DCL maintains full coordination with Pubmed thoroughout the process. Client involvement is minimal.
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Quick turnaround time (can be as quick as 2-days)
- Back-file and ongoing conversions
- High volume bulk conversions
- Composition services. XML generation can be pre- or post- composition. Delivery of XML, at no additional cost, is available in conjunction with composition files.
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- Conversion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). DCL converts over 3,000 author manuscripts per month, and to date, has converted over 40,000 manuscripts.
- Provides Quality Assurance services for NIH on XML data submitted from other sources.
- Journal conversion to the NIH NLM DTD for many publishers, including international customers
located in Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, France, India, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Switzerland and Turkey.
- Member of the NIH Technical Advisory Board
- Over 25 years in conversion business
- Authored chapters on ‘Legacy Data Conversion’ in
Columbia Guide to Digital Publishing and in the ‘XML Handbook’ by Charles Goldfarb.
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Differentiators:
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- DCL's automated Tracking Process provides constant information, reducing the need for extensive Client involvement, saving the client valuable time and resources.
- DCL's highly automated conversion process for Public Access projects ensures consistent output.
- DCL's automated Production Control System provides 24 x 7 data access via an internet portal reporting.
- Extensive experience with NLM and most other DTD's.
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Languages:
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Experience with most foreign languages including Latin based and double-byte characters.
- Experience with Unicode.
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For More Info:
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Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc.
http://www.dclab.com
(800) 321-2816 x267
e-mail publicaccess@dclab.com
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Other References:
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- Why Publishers Should Use XML...
http://www.dclab.com/stm_xml.asp
- Open Access debate still rages
http://www.dclab.com/open_access_debate_still_rages.asp
- STM open access: Point-counterpoint
http://www.dclab.com/open_access_interviews.asp
- Scientific literature: Who should pay - author or subscriber?
http://www.dclab.com/stm_business_model.asp
- Publishing for Nothing, Science for Free
http://www.dclab.com/stm_open_access.asp
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Events
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- DIA Annual Electronic Document Management Conference,
February 16–19, 2010, National Harbor, MD
- National Federation of Advanced Information Services Annual Conference,
February 28–March 2, 2010, Philadelphia, PA
- Content Management Strategies/DITA North America 2010 Conference,
April 19–21 2010, Santa Clara, California
- 2010 ATA e-Business Forum,
May 17–19, 2010, Seattle, WA
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