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Article Information:
Title:
Taking stock of open access: progress and issues
Author(s):
Emma McCulloch
Journal:
Year:
2006
Volume:
Issue:
Page:
337 - 343
ISSN:
0024-2535
DOI:
10.1108/00242530610674749
Publisher:
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Abstract:
Purpose – Aims at providing a broad overview of some of the issues emerging from the growth in open access publishing, with specific reference to the use of repositories and open access journals.
Design/methodology/approach – A paper largely based on specific experience with institutional repositories and the internationally run E-library and information science (LIS) archive.
Findings – The open access initiative is dramatically transforming the process of scholarly communication bringing great benefits to the academic world with an, as yet, uncertain outcome for commercial publishers.
Practical implications – Outlines the benefits of the open access movement with reference to repositories and open access journals to authors and readers alike and gives some food for thought on potential barriers to the complete permeation of the open access model, such as copyright restrictions and version control issues. Some illustrative examples of country-specific initiatives and the international E-LIS venture are given.
Originality/value – An attempt to introduce general theories and practical implications of the open access movement to those largely unfamiliar with the movement.
Keywords:
Communication, Digital libraries, Serials
Article Type:
Conceptual paper