Foreword: Revisiting Open Access: Anything New in Four Years?

Foster, Connie

doi:10.1016/j.serrev.2007.12.009

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“…There I was thinking that quite enough had been said on open access to last for a while yet; indeed I felt that I had joined the “… informal pool of responders (to a survey) … that … suggested that open access was the most overly discussed scholarly communication issue today, with the consensus that it was still worth discussing but that it is sucking air from select individuals” (Foster, 2008). This view was not shared by the attendees at the Charleston Conference where this observation was made!…”

Section: Open Accessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Get a copy from Boston Spa if you do not subscribe already (do not forget that you cannot copy more than one article at a time from any one issue!). However the articles may still be open access by the time you read this as Elsevier has agreed to keep it OA for “the next nine to twelve months” (Foster, 2008). At the time of writing this review in August 2008 it was still available as a free sample but the issue came out in March[1].…”

Section: Open Accessmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: 65

McGrath¹

2008

Interlending & Document Supply

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PurposeThis paper aims to provide a review of the most recent literature concerning document supply and related matters.Design/methodology/approachThis article is based on the reading of over 150 journals as well as monographs, reports and web sites.FindingsElectronic books remain a minority market but the literature at least remains optimistic and readers are improving in quality and acceptability. Open access continues to grow but with continuing and widely differing views on its impact. Recent mandating decisions will mean a step change in the both the creation and the growth of institutional and subject repositories. Increasing concerns are being expressed about the monopolistic implications of Google and there are some stout counter arguments. A number of interesting articles on document supply show it to be in robust health.Originality/valueThe paper is a useful source of information for librarians and others interested in document supply and related matters.

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Section: Open Accessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Open Accessmentioning

confidence: 99%