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Open access : key strategic, technical and economic aspects / edited by Neil Jacobs - Oxford : Chandos, [2006] - xvii, 243 p. ; 24 cm - Chandos information professional series .

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part 1: Open access: history, definitions and rationale -- Part 2: Open access and researchers -- Part 3: Open access and other participants -- Part 4: The position around the world

This work provides an analysis of the key strategic, technical and economic aspects of open access. It defines the different varieties available and addresses misunderstandings which the term sometimes gives rise to. It also looks at current initiatives worldwide, including the USA, UK, India and Brazil.

ISBN: 9781843342045 (cased) 9781843342045 (cased) £57.00

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Open access publishing
Library & information sciences / Museology