David Dickson, founding director of the Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net), has written a succinct introduction to his organization in BioIT World. Excerpt: "Pressures are also growing for more equitable access to scientific information, particularly in the new era of electronic publishing of scientific journals. Many scientists in [developing] countries, for example, are enthusiastic supporters of the Public Library of Science, which recently announced plans for free electronic journals in biology and medicine." (Thanks to Shelflife.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 2/20/2003 12:04:00 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.
