Michael E. Peskin, Publication and the Internet: Where Next?APS News, April 2005. Excerpt: 'I believe, then, that the new technologies have enabled a change
in the way physicists publish that is more profound than simply making journals
available on-line. If we use these technologies wisely, we can shift to authors many of
the responsibilities now managed by journals. We must, at the same time, identify the
irreducible part of the journals' task that requires a professional staff, and a means to pay for their service. In this way, we can remake the literature in a way that improves its accessibility and allows it to grow to accommodate the future development of science.' (Thanks to ResourceShelf.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 4/23/2005 11:17:00 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.
