Harvard, NIH, and the balance of power in the open access debate

摘要

Purpose - This paper seeks to highlight the recent open access initiatives of Harvard University and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Design/methodology/approach - The paper discusses opportunities and consequences of the recent initiatives. Findings - The paper finds that the NIH open access policy will make available tens of thousands of peer-reviewed articles per year. The Harvard open access initiative may be a harbinger of things to come at other US universities. Originality/value- This paper reinforces many of the concepts being discussed on the listservs regarding these remarkable initiatives.