Comment. The AAA has a history of opposing OA and disregarding the views of its members. For some background, see my short SOAN articles from July 2006, November 2006, December 2006, or my many blog posts on the subject. It looks like the February Anthropology News, and the invitation to members to comment, represent a thaw. AAA members should take advantage of the opportunity and make their views known.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 2/06/2008 09:31:00 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.
