We’re working with the Internet Archive to scan thousands of our pre-1923 books and get them on the web in high-quality digitized versions available for free to the entire world. More details to follow as this exciting project develops, but for now, have a look at the titles that are already available. ...
Posted by
Gavin Baker at 4/21/2009 05:41:00 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.