In late 2003, OCLC produced Environmental Scan: Pattern Recognition, "a high-level view of the information landscape, intended both to inform and stimulate discussion about future strategic directions." It included a section on institutional repositories, scholarly communication, and open access, and we blogged it on January 19, 2004. Yesterday the site won the Presidential Citation from the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS). ALCTS President Brian Schottlaender described Pattern Recognition as "far more than the 'typical' environmental scan...[it] is destined to become a classic in the field. I join my ALCTS colleagues in extending our congratulations to Lorcan and his OCLC colleagues [Cathy De Rosa and Alane Wilson] on a most excellent piece of work!"
Posted by
Peter Suber at 6/09/2004 02:36:00 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.
