Today Australia's eight leading research universities (the Group of Eight) released a Statement on open access to scholarly information. In the statement, the Group of Eight Vice-Chancellors "record their commitment to open access initiatives that will enhance global access to scholarly information for the public good." They pledge to support OA initiatives at their respective universities, to support "digital publishing practices" that provide high-quality scholarship at lower cost, and to examine their "criteria for promotion" in light of the new OA publishing models. (Though dated "April 2004", the statement was released today.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 5/25/2004 02:36:00 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.
