Free Culture talk this Wednesday:
Governments worldwide invest billions of dollars in research every year. Yet the results of this research— a treasury of medical knowledge— are mostly privately owned and sold only to those who can afford the costly article fees or journal subscriptions. While there have been several movements in the scientific community to fix this problem, solutions for the social sciences and humanities have not been explored in depth.
Opening Up to Open Access
A Discussion with Gavin Yamey, Public Library of ScienceWednesday, March 14, 2007
7:30 – 8:45 PM
Sever 202, Harvard UniversityCookies, brownies, and drinks will be served.
Sponsored by the Berkman Center for Internet & Public Policy and Harvard College Free Culture
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