'Mandate' is Not a Four-letter Word: Taking Open Access Scholarly Communication Forward
(2005) 'Mandate' is Not a Four-letter Word: Taking Open Access Scholarly Communication Forward. Delivered at Strategies for Permanent Access to Scientific Information in Southern Africa, Pretoria, South Africa. Presentation.
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Abstract
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.
| Keywords: | Open Access; Mandate; fomenting research access; developing countries |
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| 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. |
| ID Code: | 6486 |
| Deposited By: | De Beer, Jennifer A |
| Deposited On: | 12 June 2006 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://stardata.nrf.ac.za/CODATA2005/presDeBeer.ppt, http://www.jenniferdebeer.net/research/presDeBeer.pdf |
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