Discussion on Open access: How can we make scientific knowledge more accessible?

If the Dutch government has its way, everyone will have free access to all Dutch scientific publications in 10 years’ time. But the current negotiations between universities and publishers to make that possible have been fraught with difficulty.

Is open access a curse or a blessing? after the Open access symposium at TU/e on 10 March, six experts from the library, publishing and academic worlds discussed this pressing question with Slash.

How can the new culture of open access best be achieved for all the involved parties in the near future?

The discussion is on Slash pagina's 36-41