Purdue re-signs contract for online scholastic access

"Purdue is looking to use open access as a way to eventually get away from paying publishing companies [for high-priced big deals]. This is a method being looking into by other universities such as Harvard, MIT, Penn State and Stanford. Purdue will be the second public university to implement this policy. With the open access policy, Purdue faculty and researchers would be able to put the last drafts of their articles online for free access...."