New ways to share scholarship and new economic models to sustain the process are emerging from the possibilities of digital scholarship. A revolution is underway.
Change and scholarly journalsDespite the opportunity to put information in front of every potential user, access to most journals is still limited to subscribers.
Open access expands sharingGiven the limitations of relying solely on fee-access journals to disseminate scholarly articles, it’s logical that there are now new options that permit expanded use
Researchers benefit from sharingScholars can gain tremendous professional benefits from expanded dissemination of their work.
Bringing down the barriersWith all the benefits of more open sharing of research, why hasn’t change proceeded more rapidly? There are a number of factors holding things back.