The Public Library of Science has issued a press release to anticipate the July 20 release of the House of Commons Science & Technology Committee report on its inquiry into journal publishing and open access. Excerpt: "As the second largest research funder in the world, the decisions of the British government have a global impact on access to science and medical research results, and will influence U.S. government policy and legislation....Recent analyses of open access publishing model by impartial and vested parties such as the Wellcome Trust have shown it to be cost-effective and sustainable."
Posted by
Peter Suber at 7/15/2004 10:08:00 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.
