Hat Tip: Let’s not leave Humanities behind in the dash for open access http://wp.me/p20y83-no
Nice article this morning by Peter Webster on the Research Fortnight website entitled "Humanities left behind in the dash for open access." <http://www.researchresearch.com/index.php?option=com_news&template=rr_2col&view=article&articleId=1214091> Check it out. Webster observes that much of the current conversation around the growth of open access focuses on the sciences and use of an “author-pays” business model. He feels inadequate attention in the conversation has been given to the unique needs of humanities scholarship, and why it may be harder for humanist scholars to embrace open access based on the “author-pays” model. "There is no Public Library of History to match the phenomenally successful Public Library of Science." … Your comments are welcome. Gary F. Daught Omega Alpha | Open Access Advocate for open access academic publishing in religion and theology http://oaopenaccess.wordpress.com oa.openaccess @ gmail.com | @OAopenaccess _______________________________________________ GOAL mailing list GOAL@eprints.org http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal
