Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to a number of initiatives in train at European and international level to promote the value of public investments in digital information from different perspective.
Design/methodology/approach – Major developments in three key areas are described and assessed in terms of their potential impact on libraries in the digital era.
Findings – Significant progress is being made in opening up digital information for wider use but major barriers and constraints remain to be addressed.
Originality/value – The paper brings together inter-related perspectives, e.g. those of public and private sector users, which are not always seen as part of the same picture. It is of interest to a wide range of stakeholders in the information society and the knowledge economy.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 11/26/2007 10:46:00 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.
