This is a themed issue on the topic of Open Access Infrastructure. „The question is no longer whether open access will or should happen, but rather how will it be implemented in a sustainable way." The articles in this issue contain a wealth of insights from a wide variety of viewpoints-publishers, funders, universities, intermediaries, standards bodies, and open access experts about where are we today, what the challenges are, available routes to overcoming those challenges, and some of the initiatives that have been put in place to overcome these challenges. With links to leading open access initiatives web-sites .I think some of these articles could be included in this course as recommended reading.
http://www.niso.org/publications/isq/2014/v26no2/
This is a themed issue on the topic of Open Access Infrastructure. „The question is no longer whether open access will or should happen, but rather how will it be implemented in a sustainable way." The articles in this issue contain a wealth of insights from a wide variety of viewpoints-publishers, funders, universities, intermediaries, standards bodies, and open access experts about where are we today, what the challenges are, available routes to overcoming those challenges, and some of the initiatives that have been put in place to overcome these challenges. With links to leading open access initiatives web-sites .I think some of these articles could be included in this course as recommended reading.