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  • Scholarly Communications Shouldn’t Just Be Open, but Non-Profit Too

    Author(s):
    Jefferson Pooley (see profile)
    Date:
    2017
    Group(s):
    Digital Books, Linked Open Data
    Subject(s):
    Academic libraries--Administration, Academic librarians
    Item Type:
    Essay
    Tag(s):
    academic publishing, Communication, digital publishing, digital scholarship, Open Scholarship, Academic labor, Academic librarianship, Digital scholarship, Scholarly communication
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6KJ5T
    Abstract:
    Much of the rhetoric around the future of scholarly communication hinges on the “open” label. In light of Elsevier’s recent acquisition of bepress and the announcement that, owing to high fees, an established mathematics journal’s editorial team will split from its publisher to start an open access alternative, Jefferson Pooley argues that the scholarly communication ecosystem should aim not only to be open but non-profit too. The profit motive is fundamentally misaligned with core values of academic life, potentially corroding ideals like unfettered inquiry, knowledge-sharing, and cooperative progress. There are obstacles to forging a non-profit alternative, from sustainable funding to entrenched cynicism, but such a goal is worthy and within reach.
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    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    6 years ago
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

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