Mapping Open Access, or the lack thereof » MobyLives
lterrat's bookmarks 2017-08-16
Summary:
From November 2013.
"Just how many scholars and researchers are running into paywalls as they go about their work? A new initiative, the Open Access Button, is in the process of making it very clear.
Launched on Tuesday, the Open Access Button is a browser bookmarklet (which doesn’t sound like a real thing, but is) to be used like so: whenever a researcher encounters a paywall, they click the button, and their individual moment of frustration and denial is added to a world map. They’re given the option of adding a bit about their particular experience: who they are and what they’re looking for. And then, so the process has short-term benefits for the researcher as well, they also receive a link that suggests ways to find the paywalled material for free."