Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The Case for Open Access

Harvard has taken the lead to 'free' knowledge.

The Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences has proposed a new policy to support open-access of the scholarly articles written by the FAS faculty members.

Open Access would provide 'free' access to journal articles and publications to the world that would otherwise cost schools and individuals, sometimes outrageous prices, to read. Open Access to articles and publications would allow the social exchange of information without regard to money.

Hopefully Harvard's lead will inspire others to spread the wealth of information freely so everyone can learn.

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