May 12 was the launch date for WebJunction, whose mission is "to build a portal for public libraries and other organizations that provide open access to information" and "to support anyone working to provide successful and sustainable public access to information and technology". OCLC will develop the project over three years with $9 million from the Gates Foundation. WebJunction hosts eight discussion forums, including one on Public Access Policies and Practices and one on Funding Public Access Computing. It also gives four annual Awards to libraries for exemplary achievement in providing public access to information. For more details, explore the extensive WebJunction web site or see Marylaine Block's article about it in the May 20 Information Today.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 5/20/2003 08:16:00 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.
