Praise for MIT open access articles - MIT News Office

abernard102@gmail.com 2013-10-19

Summary:

"The thank-you note arrived with language echoing the voices of many other readers of MIT Open Access Articles: 'I thought I would show my appreciation for the open access that MIT affords. Many projects and papers require access to cutting-edge studies and articles. Many of these are unfortunately stuck behind paywalls. Having access to these types of information has helped me succeed.' But the author of the note may not be who you'd expect: it was a graduate student at an American university. Reader comments sent to the MIT Libraries make clear that while many beneficiaries of the MIT Faculty Open Access Policy come from developing nations, where institutions and individuals can afford fewer resources, a growing number come from the United States, where even well-funded colleges and universities are increasingly forced to limit access to journals in order to make ends meet. Scholarly journals can cost more than $10,000 a year and subscription prices continue to rise, leading to cancelations and reduced access. U.S. students, even those associated with a university, therefore have much to gain from open access ... In the last six months alone, MIT heard from artists, engineers, independent researchers, and authors who all made similar comments ..."

Link:

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/praise-for-mit-open-access-articles.html

From feeds:

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

Tags:

oa.new oa.business_models oa.publishers oa.comment oa.students oa.prices oa.mit oa.benefits

Date tagged:

10/19/2013, 18:18

Date published:

10/19/2013, 14:18