Why is the American Library Association teaming up with a mortgage bank to promote home ownership? As part of the campaign, libraries will offer information and seminars to help homebuyers make intelligent decisions. The mortgage bank will make money. If the library materials are neutral and don't favor its corporate partner, I see no problem. But why not similar campaigns for cars, vacations, mouthwash, and hair dye?
Posted by
Peter Suber at 7/15/2002 02:27:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
