Richard Akerman is trying to track down some of the earliest discussions of open science. He has about a dozen so far and welcomes other references.
PS: A quick search of the OAN archives turns up 25 files, each of which is a week's worth of blogging with at least one reference and perhaps many more.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 9/08/2006 11:28:00 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.