Canada's University Libraries Are In Peril | Dr. Raywat Deonandan

lkfitz's bookmarks 2016-12-14

Summary:

"This is, in essence, a kind of double taxation, which has helped to spur the more ethical "open access" movement, which in turn has seen the explosion of journals whose content is available without cost. But slow moving university culture still undervalues such journals, with some professors being denied tenure and promotion if they are perceived to rely overly on open access publishing . Therefore, for the foreseeable future, having libraries bear the cost and responsibility of securing access to closed access journals is essential to guarantee scholars access to the best knowledge in the world."

Link:

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/dr-raywat-deonandan/canadas-university-libraries_b_13535630.html

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Date tagged:

12/14/2016, 13:11

Date published:

12/14/2016, 08:11