Stevan Harnad, The 1994 'Subversive Proposal for Electronic Publishing' at 10. A note cross-posted to several OA-related lists on the 10th anniversary of Harnad's first posting on what he later called self-archiving. Excerpt: "[S]o 'subversion' too misses the mark: The objective of OA is not to subvert or reform the publication system (either toward online-only or toward OA publishing). It is to maximise research impact by maximising research access, right now: To put an end to all further needless research impact loss, once and for all, at last."
Posted by
Peter Suber at 6/27/2004 10:06:00 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.
