Barbara Meyers, Open Access: A Matter for Definition, Society for Scholarly Publishing, Issue Status Report, June 2004. Excerpt: "This is the first Issue Status Report published by the Society [for Scholarly Publishing]. It came about in response to member requests that SSP declare a position regarding open access publishing. From its beginnings, SSP was predicated on the concept that the Society would serve as a neutral forum for all opinions generated by the numerous perspectives arising from the diversity of its membership --a membership spanning the communication process from author to reader."
Posted by
Peter Suber at 7/14/2004 10:20:00 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.
