Webster concisely articulates the concerns that I briefly mooted a few days ago. Larry Hurtado
Quoting Omega Alpha Open Access <[email protected]> on Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:03:30 -0400: > 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 > [email protected] > http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal > > L. W. Hurtado, PhD, FRSE Emeritus Professor of New Testament Language, Literature & Theology Honorary Professorial Fellow New College (School of Divinity) University of Edinburgh Mound Place Edinburgh, UK. EH1 2LX Office Phone: (0)131 650 8920. FAX: (0)131 650 7952 www.ed.ac.uk/divinity -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. _______________________________________________ GOAL mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal
