Publishers Coming to the Rescue of Open Access?

摘要

Ten years ago, open access (OA) seemed to be a cause looking for a revolution. Now it seems more like a condition in need of a serious solution. Born of mandates starting back in 2002 with the Budapest Open Access Initiative and climaxing last year with the landmark "Finch Report" in the U.K. and a White House directive from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the dream of freeing up research published at public or foundation expense has turned into an administrative nightmare for the researchers, colleges, publishers, and librarians who must comply with the mandates in order for the promise of OA to be fully realized.