Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here’s some direct action. – Bad Science

Posted by Owen Densmore on
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Academic-papers-are-hidden-from-the-public-Here-s-some-direct-action-Bad-Science-tp6802424.html

Interesting sum-up of the JSTOR battle, and paid-by-taxpayer academic papers being sold.

http://www.badscience.net/2011/09/academic-papers-are-hidden-from-the-public-heres-some-direct-action/

The article admits that there are reasons for pay-walls when the site "adds value" by scanning old papers for example.  But they, like most of us I think, believe there are other ways to make papers available and allow JSTOR and their like flourish.

I think its simple: if the papers are pay-walled for long enough, pressure will develop, and either a Wiki-Leaks stunt will occur, or China and/or India will just hack the sites so that their students have free access.

        -- Owen

============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org