Open Access – the good, the bad and the ugly |

abernard102@gmail.com 2013-01-15

Summary:

"Open Access has become a major theme of interest within the research community and those interested in dissemination of information and knowledge. In the debate around Open Access, the sadness around the loss of  Internet activist and programming star Aaron Swartz highlights that we have much to learn, and little time to learn it. Computer hacking Swartz was a vocal open-access campaigner, and died at the age of 26. Swartz was integral in creating RSS, and created a company that later merged with popular internet destination Reddit. However, more recently he was investigated for hacking JSTOR, the subscription-based journal service, and extracting its database with the intention for public release. For more on Swartz – and the impact of his work on free-data, and the world he leaves behind – read Lawrence Lessig’s piece “Prosecutor as Bully.” BoingBoing’s Cory Doctorow also has a must-read tribute to Swartz, including information on the organization, DemandProgress, Swartz helped establish. But what exactly is Open Access?    In this video  Nick Shockey and Jonathan Eisen take us through the world of open access publishing and explain just what it’s all about..."

Link:

http://heyjude.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/open-access-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/

From feeds:

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

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oa.new oa.policies oa.comment oa.government oa.video oa.green oa.advocacy oa.australia oa.funders oa.bealls_list oa.rss oa.arc oa.reddit oa.jstor oa.guerrilla oa.repositories

Date tagged:

01/15/2013, 17:32

Date published:

01/15/2013, 12:32