Yesterday eCopy announced that its scanning software now integrates with some document management systems, enabling users to scan paper documents, route the searchable PDF to a specific repository, and then annotate it with metadata. For more details, see the press release. (PS: It appears that this system only works with some document management systems and not with any that are likely to be part of an OA institutional repository. But it shows that we're getting very close to eliminating the ergonomic hurdle to self-archiving older articles that are only available in print form.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 2/01/2005 01:53:00 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.
