Challenged: Does Open Access Mean Wider Dissemination?
Saturday, August 29, 2009 - 14:42
in Mathematics & Economics
If you've read this site for any length of time, you know we are fans of open access. The notion that research funded by taxpayers should be in the hands of billion-dollar media companies who charge scientists to publish and then hold the copyrights is ridiculous. President Bush signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2007 (H.R. 2764) and it immediately came under attack by media lobbyists and the politicans they support. read more