Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the open access and open source movement in the digital library world.
Design/methodology/approach – A review of key developments in the open access and open source movement is provided.
Findings – Open source software and open access to research findings are of great use to scholars in developing nations.
Originality/value – This paper provides useful information about software for institutions introducing digital library concepts.
Posted by
Gavin Baker at 4/19/2008 09:11:00 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.
