The world might be moving towards Open Access publishing models and variations on that theme, but for librarians in the poorer parts of the world, the issue is still pricing. At the recently concluded Online Information & Education Conference in Bangkok, which had as its theme From Open Access to Open Learning, USD500 for an e-journal subscription was a bone of contention for several librarians from the Indian subcontinent. And with many leading journals priced at several hundred to more that one thousand dollars a year, these university librarians questioned how they can provide current research materials to students and faculty. more...
ACCESS | Counter
Visitor Number: 64,072
Since: May 1, 2002
ACCESS | Counter
Aardvark
Aardvark is an online portal of resources
for librarians and knowledge management professional.
