Budapest Open Access Initiative

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Budapest Open Access Initiative

Summary

Budapest Open Access Initiative is a political statement[1]. It draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (political_statement category, ranking #10 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • Budapest Open Access Initiative authored Leslie Chan[3].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative authored Melissa Hagemann[4].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative authored István Rév[5].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative authored Michael B. Eisen[6].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative authored Jean-Claude Guédon[7].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative authored Stevan Harnad[8].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative's instance of is recorded as political statement[9].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133004985[10].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported[11].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative's Commons category is recorded as Budapest Open Access Initiative[12].
  • +2001-12-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Budapest Open Access Initiative[13].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative's publication date is recorded as +2002-02-14T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06yhcs[15].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as kn20080413018[16].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative's official website is recorded as http://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/[17].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative's main subject is recorded as open access[18].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative's work available at URL is recorded as http://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/read[19].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative's facet of is recorded as open access[20].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative's described by source is recorded as Open Science Thesaurus[21].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BOAI'}[22].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'An old tradition and a new technology have converged to make possible an unprecedented public good.'}[23].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Tradisi lama dan teknologi baru telah menyatu untuk memungkinkan munculnya barang publik yang belum pernah ada sebelumnya.'}[24].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Egy régi hagyomány és egy új technológia találkozásából egyedülálló eredmény született a köz javára.'}[25].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'We invite governments, universities, libraries, journal editors, publishers, foundations, learned societies, professional associations, and individual scholars who share our vision to join us in the task of removing the barriers to open access and building a future in which research and education in every part of the world are that much more free to flourish.'}[26].
  • Budapest Open Access Initiative's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Felhívjuk a kormányokat, az egyetemeket, a könyvtárakat, a folyóirat-szerkesztőket, a kiadókat, az alapítványokat, a tudományos társaságokat, a szakmai egyesületeket és az egyes tudósokat, akik egyetértenek nézeteinkkel, hogy csatlakozzanak hozzánk; együtt távolítsuk el az akadályokat a szabad hozzáférés útjából, és olyan jövőt építsünk, ahol a kutatás és oktatás az egész világon szabadabban kiteljesedhet, mint jelenleg.'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

Authored works include Leslie Chan[3], a researcher[28], b. 1959[29]; Melissa Hagemann[4], awarded the SPARC Innovator Award[30]; István Rév[5], a historian[31], b. 1951[32], of Hungary[33]; Michael B. Eisen[6], a biologist[34], b. 1967[35], of United States[36], awarded the Benjamin Franklin Award[37]; Jean-Claude Guédon[7], an educator[38], b. 1943[39], of France[40]; and Stevan Harnad[8], a university teacher[41], b. 1945[42], of Hungary[43], awarded the Honorary doctor of the University of Liège[44], specialised in cognitive science[45].

Why It Matters

Budapest Open Access Initiative draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (political_statement category, ranking #10 of 20).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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