Openness by default
| Published | January 2017 |
| Periodical | Edition January 16, 2017, Volume 2017 |
| Publisher | Inside Higher Ed |
ABSTRACT
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation becomes the most recent grant-making organization to require recipients to make findings publicly available, a further shift toward transparency in research funding.| Keywords | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation · OER policy · open licensing policy · open textbooks |
| Other number | February 09, 2017 |
| Refereed | Does not apply |
| Rights | COPYRIGHT © 2017 |
| URL | https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/01/16/gates-foundation-open-access-policy-goes-effect-joining-others |
| Access date | February 09, 2017 |
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