The March 29 issue of Library Journal has two brief notes on the DC principles. (1) One summarizes the principles themselves. " While the language signals a strong commitment to the idea of free access, how such free access should be achieved is not addressed. Notably, the principles do not specifically endorse open access, nor assail commercial publishing practices." (2) The other summarizes the response from library and public-interest advocacy organizations. "The groups, however, reiterated their support for a move to an open access model for STM publishing--something not specifically endorsed in the DC Principles. Nevertheless, the statement welcomed bringing nonprofit society publishers further into the debate over the future of STM publishing, citing the publishers' history of moderate prices."
Posted by
Peter Suber at 3/28/2004 09:36:00 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.
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.
