Melissa Prince, Library posts journals online, The Oswegonian Archives (student newspaper at Oswego State University), March 5, 2005. Excerpt: 'Publishers are mostly at fault for such expensive costs, [Mary] Loe said. [Loe is the coordinator of collection development and special collections and interim associate director of the Oswego State University library.] Researchers, who are not paid for their work, give their articles to publishers. The library then has to pay whatever the publishers deem necessary. One Internet site, however, has created new open access communication. The Public Library of Science has information that is free for anyone who accesses it. At Oswego State, the School of Education has created open access journals as well. While it is promising for the future, Loe said it will take a lot more for such organizations to catch on. For scientists and researchers, reputation is everything. Individuals seeking prestige in their field, seek out more prominent publications, as they have a higher believability, and unfortunately higher prices. In order to make the shift, a cultural change is needed. "Open access will work only if professions in the field embrace it," Loe said.'
Posted by
Peter Suber at 3/11/2005 10:49:00 AM.
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.
