In its continuing defense against a lawsuit from publishers, Subito, the publicly-funded German document delivery service, has filed a lengthy response (PDF) in which it describes the rise of open-access alternatives to priced research literature. I don't have the time or the German skills to read the full document, but it seems to make the point that if priced journals are experiencing cancellations, Subito should not be singled out as the culprit. Moreover, it doesn't compete directly with journals because it doesn't provide abstracts or full-text searching. (Thanks to Klaus Graf.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 10/29/2004 04:50:00 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.
