Interview with Gordon Nelson — Public Access Policies, Open Access, and the Viability of Scientific Societies | The Scholarly Kitchen

"Recently, Gordon Nelson, President of the Council of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP), published an article in the Capitol Hill publication The Hill entitled, 'What happens when you take something of value and give it away?' The article was in response to the Department of Energy’s public access plan, which was created in response to the OSTP Memorandum issued last year. An issue that has consistently arisen in light of changes to the funding of publications is the viability of professional societies. In the UK, this has been a major issue for those debating and evaluating the RCUK mandates. In this interview, the terms 'open access' and 'public access' are used interchangeably. I have not edited the responses to make any distinctions that were not provided."