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Of budgets and boycotts: the battle over open access publishing

Medeiros, Norm (2004) Of budgets and boycotts: the battle over open access publishing. OCLC Systems & Services 20(1):pp. 7-10.

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Abstract

This article recounts the history of electronic journals, and the evolution of library processes to manage them. The article reviews recent controversies regarding the future of electronic publishing, and describes one important and innovative electronic publisher, the Public Library of Science.

Keywords:electronic journals, e-journals, electronic publishing, open access, Public Library of Science, PLoS

Subjects:E. Publishing and legal issues.
J. Technical services in libraries, archives, museum.
ID Code:1193
Deposited By:Medeiros, Norm
Deposited On:14 April 2004
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