Funding from the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) will keep the Stanford Enclyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) online as an Open Access resource to universities in the UK. Initial funding for SEP ended in July 2005 and Stanford University has been asking the academic library community to contribute to keeping SEP Open Access. SEP is an electronic encyclopedia, which can be constantly updated, unlike print publications. In the 10 years since launch, SEP has become a leading resource for academic users. Stanford University is unwilling to approach a commercial publisher to manage SEP, believing they will drive-up the cost of maintaining the encyclopedia.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 9/08/2005 08:08:00 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.
