The special value which Open Access (OA) journals provide users is that they will be able to enjoy the content of these works without impediment of paywall, password or authentication. However, that value – free access – is lessened if the works in question cannot be discovered by users in the first place. And, in […]
Read moreSatellite Meeting before WLIC 2017 Theme: “Open Access: Action Required” Date 16 August (starting at 12 noon) – 17 August 2017 (9:00 am to 6:00 pm) Venue European Solidarity Center, Gdańsk, Poland Sponsored by: IFLA Section on Serials and Other Continuing Resources Co-sponsored by: IFLA Section on Acquisition and Collection Development Hosted by: Joseph Conrad […]
Read moreThere are two imperatives at work with the preservation of digital works. The first of these has scholarly and/or cultural motive. These works form a part of the scholarly record and of the cultural heritage of their time and place. The interest that they last and remain usable is felt most keenly by scholars. The […]
Read morePlease save the date for “Open Access: Action Required,” an IFLA satellite conference to be held at the European Solidarity Center in Gdańsk, Poland, August 16-17, 2017, prior to the IFLA World Library & Information Congress in Wrocław, Poland This event is sponsored by the IFLA Section on Serials and Other Continuing Resources, and co-sponsored […]
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