CC-BY Is There Such a Thing as Too Open in Open Access?
Open access has gained momentum as a movement but it is far from mature. Universities, funding agencies, and governments have begun to adopt open access policies for a variety of reasons. This variety of purpose has been criticized by industries research analysts as the reason why open access hasn’t...
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Published in | Where Do We Go From Here? p. 499 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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Purdue University Press
15.11.2016
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Open access has gained momentum as a movement but it is far from mature. Universities, funding agencies, and governments have begun to adopt open access policies for a variety of reasons. This variety of purpose has been criticized by industries research analysts as the reason why open access hasn’t grown faster (Aspesi, 2014). For librarians and academic scholars, open access is a new way for researchers to share work that they have traditionally given to publishers for free, while having to pay for access. Open access also allows researchers from all countries and agencies the opportunity to access up to |
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ISBN: | 1941269060 9781941269060 |
DOI: | 10.2307/j.ctv15wxr5j.88 |