Call for freely available science, BBC, July 20, 2004. An unsigned story on the UK report. Excerpt: "[The report] wants publicly funded research to be made freely available online by means of archived digital information banks. At present, access is limited to those who can afford costly journal fees. These subscriptions have risen dramatically in recent years, and amount to several hundred pounds a year for some titles." If you have Real Player, then listen to Tom Feilden's audio story on the news, including interviews with several of the principals.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 7/21/2004 07:56:00 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.
