Open access: what you need to know now

✍ Scribed by Crawford, Walt

Publisher: ALA Editions;American Library Association
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Series: Special reports (American Library Association)
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Who cares? -- Understanding the basics -- Issues for open access -- Open access controversies -- Taking action -- Exploring open access.;A semi-retired specialist in libraries, technology, policy, and media, Crawford sets out some of the issues for libraries and librarians regarding literature, mostly online, that is available for anyone to read and use without cost. He considers who cares, understanding the basics, issues for open access, open access controversies, taking action, and exploring open access.

✦ Table of Contents

Who cares? --
Understanding the basics --
Issues for open access --
Open access controversies --
Taking action --
Exploring open access.

✦ Subjects

COMPUTERS--Electronic Publishing;;Open access publishing;;COMPUTERS -- Electronic Publishing

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