October 2014 | UMass Calendar of Events
abernard102@gmail.com 2014-09-29
Summary:
"Dr. Martin Eve will discuss the history of Open Access, including specific challenges faced by the humanities and potential future solutions.
Open Access (OA), the notion that research work should be free to access and re-use, is a theoretically simple concept that has become mired in practical complexities and controversies. It is also an aspect of contemporary research practice that is gaining worldwide traction and one that no contemporary scholar can afford to ignore, regardless of his or her discipline. How can OA be affordable for the humanities? What are the political motivations for its implementation? What is open licensing? And will Open Access really happen? ..."