Open access in Europe: the bear and the tortoise | Euroscientist Webzine
abernard102@gmail.com 2013-09-26
Summary:
"A little over decade from now, we may look back at the era when scientific research was locked up behind paywalls with curious fascination.
How could it be that publicly funded research could be withheld from the very people that funded it, namely the taxpayer? How could access restricted even to the people that utilised it most, scientists? And how could a cabal of global publishers rake in billions in profit through activities they had little or no part in supporting financially? The situation would be laughable, if only it was funny and not a part of our working reality.
Now, The Euroscientist looks at the way the field of open access has evolved in Europe ..."