Moral dimensions of Open, part 5: whose responsibility is this? | Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week

abernard102@gmail.com 2016-04-20

Summary:

"In this short series on the moral dimensions of open (particularly open access), we’ve considered why this is important, the argument the zero marginal cost should result in zero price, the idea that the public has a right to read what it paid for, the very high profit margins of scholarly publishers, and the crucial observation that science advances best and fastest when we can build on each other’s work with minimal friction. I’d like to bring the series to a close by asking this question: if we want change, who is responsible for bringing it about? ..."

Link:

https://svpow.com/2016/04/19/moral-dimensions-of-open-part-5-whose-responsibility-is-this/

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Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » abernard102@gmail.com

Tags:

oa.new oa.comment oa.advocacy

Date tagged:

04/20/2016, 11:09

Date published:

04/20/2016, 07:09