Richard Poynder, U.K. Academics and Librarians Disagree Over Open Access Publishing, Information Today, May 3, 2004. Excerpt: "Committee Chair Dr. Ian Gibson began: 'Libraries have told us that there is a crisis in the provision of scientific publications: publishers vigorously deny this. Who is right?' The librarians were clear there was a crisis. Describing the environment as monopolistic, they expressed concerns over excessive pricing, inflexibility over the “bundling” of electronic journals, inequitable copyright agreements, and restrictions on long-term access to digital material....Much of the discussion revolved around OA (Open Access) publishing. OA, said [Fred] Friend, is an appropriate response to the current monopolistic environment. 'What I would urge this committee to consider is the recommendation to government that any articles based on publicly-funded research should be freely accessible over the Internet.' "
Posted by
Peter Suber at 5/03/2004 04:16:00 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.
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.
