Improving Human Welfare: The Crucial Role of Open Access

Yamey, Gavin and Juma, Calestous Improving Human Welfare: The Crucial Role of Open Access. Science Editor, 2006, vol. 29, n. 5, pp. 163-165. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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English abstract

Developing countries are increasingly improving their capacity to use scientific and technical knowledge to solve local problems. They are investing in communication infrastructure and improving technology policies. For such measures to be effective, those countries also need greater access to the world’s pool of knowledge. Restrictions on access to scientific and health information are hindering progress, particularly in the world’s least-developed countries, and are impeding efforts toward global development. Essential information is locked away behind such barriers as journal subscription charges or individual article download fees. Journal articles are typically subject to restrictive copyright licenses that prevent reproduction, distribution, translation, or the creation of derivative works, all of which would help published work to be used for innovation. These restrictions are compounded by infrastructure inadequacies and lack of incentives for increasing the use of scientific and technologic knowledge in solving challenges in developing countries.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: open access ; human development ; creative commons ; copyright ; Public Library of Science ; Biomed Central ; scientific publishing ; medical publishing
Subjects: E. Publishing and legal issues. > EB. Printing, electronic publishing, broadcasting.
B. Information use and sociology of information > BA. Use and impact of information.
E. Publishing and legal issues. > ED. Intellectual property: author's rights, ownership, copyright, copyleft, open access.
E. Publishing and legal issues.
B. Information use and sociology of information
Depositing user: Gavin Yamey
Date deposited: 30 Nov 2006
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:05
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/8514

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