How are traditional methods of academic publishing being changed by digital and online avenues? What advantages or disadvantages do these new forms of publication have over conventional means? ...
Should published scholarship be freely available, or is restricting access a necessary evil?
How might we increase the academic credibility of emergent forms of scholarship and publication?
How do you envision digital platforms transforming academic research in the coming years?
Posted by
Gavin Baker at 11/03/2008 10:48:00 PM.
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.
