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"We are increasingly members of a knowledge society. Therefore the free flow of knowledge is very important. From the researcher to the professional, from the knowledge institute to business and public sector and vice versa." |
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Doekle Terpstra Dutch Association of Universities of Applied Sciences
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The pros and cons of Open Access |
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The last word has not been said about Open Access. | Arguments in Favour | Reservations | - Increased visibility and higher citation rates
- Fast, toll-free access to information
- Improved information supply and a way out of the serials crisis
- Authors retain exploitation rights
- Open access to publicly-funded research results
- Greater research efficiency through early discussion of findings
- Early establishment of priority
- Long-term document availability
| - Reservations about quality control
- Findability issues
- Reservations about authenticity of documents
- Legal concerns
- Financeability of the author-pays model
- Concerns regarding allocation of publishing funds and conflicts of interest
- Open Access: a challenge to non-profit publishers
- Impossibility of selecting target groups for information
| | More Arguments in favour of Open Access | More Reservations about Open Access | | | |
Also Read: Peter Suber's field guide to misunderstandings about open access.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 April 2010 09:22 |
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