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Visibility is currency in academia but it is scarcity in publishing: the push for open access shows that academic publishers can’t serve two masters

Taylor, Mike (2012) Visibility is currency in academia but it is scarcity in publishing: the push for open access shows that academic publishers can’t serve two masters. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (26 Mar 2012). Website.

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Abstract

It’s a common view amongst academics that publicly funded research has to be made publicly available. It isn’t necessary to condemn publishers but it is necessary to get them out of the way. The oddities of the market that allowed barrier-based publishers to cruise into this century are breaking down, writes Mike Taylor.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
Additional Information: © 2012 The Author
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Date Deposited: 23 Aug 2013 13:59
Last Modified: 11 Dec 2024 13:02
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/51947

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