Title :
Open access movement in science and research
Author :
Pankowska, Malgorzata
Author_Institution :
Inf. Syst. Dept., Univ. of Econ., Katowice, Poland
Abstract :
The paper covers considerations on open access movement for science and research development. The first part includes discussions on what an open access is, next the business model of open access publishing is presented. The third subchapter comprises the review of open access solutions developed at 20 universities around the world. In conclusion open access movement is interpreted as socio-economic problem, rather than strictly technical solution.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; educational institutions; publishing; research and development; scientific information systems; socio-economic effects; business model; open access movement; open access publishing; research development; science; socioeconomic problem; universities; Biological system modeling; Communities; Laboratories; business models; e-education; open access; open repositories;
Conference_Titel :
Information Society (i-Society), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-148-9
