The merits and ramifications of open access-the electronic publishing model that gives readers free, irrevocable, worldwide, and perpetual access t...
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Mar 13, 2010
John
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This is a wide-ranging polemic about how academics need to embrace the open access movement for political reasons that relies on the theorists-du-jour than a practical guide on how the academic world needs to change with the times. As much as I enjoyed Hall's analysis of the issues with digital publishing being a shadow of print, I found parts of the book too theoretical. I would have preferred it if the book was a little more concise and could have done without the lengthy parts on the politics
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Dec 15, 2011
Alison
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Important topic, but somewhat obtuse if you're not a cultural studies insider. I'm glad to see this issue is making the academic agenda, though, so no quarrel there.
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