According to a recent study by Spectrum Strategy Consultants, "for every £1 of public funds the [British Library] receives it generates over £4 of value to the UK economy." For more details, see the BL press release. (PS: Does anyone know of any studies, finished or ongoing, on the comparable return on the investment in open-access to scientific research articles and their preprints?)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 12/19/2003 05:39:00 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.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
