Trudy E. Bell, Information Free-For-All?, the Institute 29(1), 1, 13 (March 2005). Bell reports mostly watchful skepticism from the IEEE concerning open access. While one prominent member remarks on the inevitability of OA and that the IEEE should "experiment now," other officials express concern about the viability of author-payment models, that they could hinder members in developing nations from publishing. Archiving and maintaining the infrastructure to ensure access to publications is another major concern. (Source: beSpacific)
Posted by
Garrett at 3/08/2005 09:42:00 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.
