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25 septembre 2011

Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some direct action.

This week George Monbiot won the internet with a long Guardian piece on academic publishers. For those who didn't know: academics, funded mostly by the public purse, pay for the production and dissemination of academic papers; but for historical reasons, these are published by private organisations who charge around $30 per academic paper, keeping out any reader who doesn't have access through their institution.

via Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some direct action. - Bad Science

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