Phil Davis, Terry Ehling, Oliver Habicht, Sarah How, John M. Saylor and Kizer Walker, Report of the Cornell University Library Task Force on Open Access Publishing, Cornell University Library, August 9, 2004. Abstract: "The Task Force on Open Access Publishing was convened by Ross Atkinson in January 2004.The purpose of the Task Force is to study the information available on Open Access publishing and to provide the CUL Library Management Team with a report that addressed specific questions. Alternative publishing models that would offer free and unimpeded access to scholarship promise both a more affordable system for academic institutions and their libraries and a more democratic one for readers and authors. The present Report examines both aspects of the Open Access promise and offers recommendations for CUL's involvement in the arena of Open Access publishing." The report recommends (p. 3) that the Cornell library support OA initiatives that meet local needs, save money, improve scholarly communication, and minimize detrimental effects on scholarly networks. The report also recommends creating a standing committee to monitor OA developments and "raise awareness of OA issues among scholars at Cornell".
Posted by
Peter Suber at 9/20/2004 08:09:00 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.
