Cameron Neylon: What’s the right model for shared scholarly communications infrastructure? | 2013 | LSE blog

"With the sale of startup Mendeley to publishing giant Elsevier, Cameron Neylon reflects on the differences in models and cultures of innovation in scholarly communication. For-profit startups, mission-driven non-profits, and independent academic projects all bring value to the sector individually, but there is a need for a deeper understanding of how these different models can be combined and applied to bring about the goal of shared infrastructure that the entire scholarly community feels they can trust...."