Robert E. Filman, Not Free, But Relatively Inexpensive, IEEE Internet Computing 8(4), 4-6 (July/August 2004). Filman doesn't mention open access as such, but argues that the public perceive web publishing as "naturally free." He points out the value of peer review and editing towards producing a quality publication and that journal publishers "offer certification, which remains one of the few places that people ignore price tags." Democratization and economic efficiency afforded by the internet threaten traditional publishing, he writes, suggesting that print journals will be "valuable antiquities." While Filman calls the internet a "disruptive technology" for academic publishing, he seems to be stuck in the paradigm of the print journal.
Posted by
Garrett at 7/19/2004 03:00:00 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.
