Rafael Ball, Open Access – die Revolution im wissenschaftlichen Publizieren? In Bernard Bekavac et al. (eds.), Informationen zwischen Kultur und Marktwirtschaft: Proceedings des 9. Internationalen Symposiums fur Informationswissenschaft (October 6-8, 2004), Konstanz: UVK Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 2004, pp. 413 – 432. In German but with this English-language abstract: 'The increase in the number of scientific disciplines, the continuing significant rise in the production of literature and the journal crisis at libraries has led the actors to seek new models for the publication of scientific results. The concept of Open Access comprises a whole number of different models. The spectrum ranges from simple institutional document servers to fully edited e-journals, from low-budget versions to commercial Open Access products. As a synthesis, the lecture presents the Open Access model of the Central Library at Research Centre Jülich [Forschungszentrum Jülich], which does not ignore successful publication systems, but which nevertheless puts into practice the idea of open access to information.'
Posted by
Peter Suber at 12/24/2004 09:45:00 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.
