OECD Reports on Scientific Publishing and Open Access
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released in September 2005 a study of digital content and the state of scientific publishing. The report compiles a broad range of source data on the publishing industry and the development of digital content. Business models, including open access models, receive considerable attention. Striving to present a neutral stance, the report lists benefits and concerns about both open access journals and open access archiving. While promoting enhanced access to publicly funded research, the report stops short of recommending open access or public access imperatives. The very substantial data and analyses presented make this report stand out.
See: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/42/12/35393145.pdf.
[August–September 2005 E-News for ARL Directors, October 14, 2005]
