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Tag Archives: open access publishing
Feb 5 2013
Scholarly publishing: why not co-operatives?
1 CommentThe widespread perception that publishers are ripping off their customers must be addressed. Anthony Haynes argues that, rather than an open access model, a co-operative publishing model would be a more welcome component to the industry mix. As scholars and libraries themselves partake in mutual … Continue reading
Posted by: February 5, 2013
Tagged with: co-operative publishing, open access publishing
Jan 15 2013
Openness has won – now what?
Comments OffMartin Weller declares the openness battle to have been won. However, this means that new and murkier battle-lines are being drawn. Open vs closed has been replaced with a set of more complex, nuanced debates. As we start the new year … Continue reading
Posted by: January 15, 2013
Tagged with: MOOCs, open access publishing, open source
Feb 20 2012
We may be closer to ‘Peak Elsevier’, but investors and the stock market need to be spooked by bad publicity before the company’s practices change.
1 CommentAs the academic boycott of Elsevier grew, the company’s stock prices fell, but is this really an indication of the future collapse of the publisher? Cameron Neylon considers the need for a large-scale scare of investors in order to force the … Continue reading
Posted by: February 20, 2012
Tagged with: academic publishing, Elsevier Boycott, open access publishing
Jan 6 2012
Neither our current publishing models nor reliance on the tooth fairy will support academia in the digital world: we must consider logical solutions to fund digital scholarship
1 CommentIn a response to Gill Kirkup’s questioning of how to fund digital scholarship, Martin Weller argues that current publishing economic models are not sustainable in a digital world and tackles the funding questions that surround open access publishing, scholarship and education. … Continue reading
Posted by: January 6, 2012
Tagged with: Blogging, digital era, funding, impact, open access, open access publishing, open course ware, open scholarship, Research funding
