...“People say information is power. I believe that sharing of information is power. Open access to the world’s information is what one should look at,” says [Vinton] Cerf who is the Vice-President & Chief Internet Evangelist of Google....
The sharing of various databases leads to newer inventions in science, technology and related fields. For instance, transfer and easy availability of data in genome theory specific to medical fields have led to breakthroughs in curing diseases. “In today’s times, new technology is built on the fact that the internet is the basic foundation. The advantage being that applications are separate from the transmission systems giving it greater freedom,” said Cerf....
Posted by
Peter Suber at 2/22/2007 11:44:00 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.
