While the humanities contribute in lower absolute terms to this - TopicsExpress



          

While the humanities contribute in lower absolute terms to this figure than scientists, we, as academics, are the primary cause of this as we continue to publish in commercial venues (in order to satisfy conditions of hiring, firing and assessment). This, in turn, legitimises the extortion of our libraries who must hold a prestigious collection to "compete". Were we to work to lower the billions of pounds of shareholder profits built-in to serials subscriptions, perhaps through open access, research libraries would have fewer justifications for selling our national treasures...
Posted on: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 07:25:52 +0000

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