New From COAR: “Beyond Open Access: Five Prerequisites For a Sustainable Knowledge Commons
From the Confederation of Open Access Repositories:
Open access is about the democratization of knowledge.
However, as open access becomes widely adopted, there is a risk that we will accentuate the inequalities and unsustainability of scholarly publishing, through widespread implementation of pay to publish business models.
At COAR, we recognize that we need to go beyond open access, to consider how to create an open and fair system for sharing research outcomes.
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.