'Mandate' is Not a Four-letter Word: Taking Open Access Scholarly Communication Forward

De Beer, Jennifer A. 'Mandate' is Not a Four-letter Word: Taking Open Access Scholarly Communication Forward., 2005 . In Strategies for Permanent Access to Scientific Information in Southern Africa, Pretoria, South Africa, 5-7 September, 2005. (Unpublished) [Presentation]

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With increased awareness of, and in many cases, investment in, forms of Open Access scholarly communication, those within the scholarly arena cast about for the best way forward. Of the routes currently suggested, an Open Access mandate is mentioned as one way forward. Yet scholars frequently seem to bristle at the term 'mandate', seemingly opposed to such institutional or governmental intervention in their scholarly affairs. This paper argues, however, that mandating Open Access should not be the bugbear it is perceived to be, and that it is in fact a viable way forward in fomenting greater access to research output.

Item type:	Presentation
Keywords:	Open Access; Mandate; fomenting research access; developing countries
Subjects:	J. Technical services in libraries, archives, museum. > JH. Digital preservation. H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HL. Databases and database Networking. H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HN. e-journals. H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HP. e-resources. B. Information use and sociology of information H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HS. Repositories.
Depositing user:	Jennifer A De Beer
Date deposited:	12 Jun 2006
Last modified:	02 Oct 2014 12:03
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/7694

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