Eugene Garfield was the commencement speaker at the Drexel University College of Information Science and Technology. In commenting on possible future commencement speakers, David Fenske, the college's dean, said, "Considering the difficult times in which we live, perhaps a near-future speaker should be a public figure who is deeply concerned with issues of privacy and the protection of personal information, or someone who has built their reputation on the belief open access to information is essential to the welfare of our nation and its institutions."
Posted by
Peter Suber at 6/25/2004 07:22:00 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.
