Review of Peter Suber, Knowledge Unbound: Selected Writings on Open Access, 2002–2011: The Library Quarterly: Vol 88, No 1

Andrew Lang's review of Peter Suber's Knowledge Unbound. "Suber is a witty, intelligent, and compelling advocate for OA. In the first sections, Suber lays a foundation explaining OA and its emergence as a response to the serials pricing crisis and the development of the web. Across multiple articles, Suber lays out his strongest arguments for knowledge as a public good and for OA specifically, describes and refutes the opposing arguments, creates the vocabulary that distinguishes between flavors of OA, and presents evidence that OA can and will work....Suber’s advocacy is pragmatic throughout, arguing that different forms of OA are suited to different contexts and that, although some forms are more ideal than others, it is important to recognize all progress and not let the perfect become the enemy of the good....Knowledge Unbound is an excellent resource for librarians looking to take a deep dive into the subject of open access."