Today, 45 percent of scholarly research is published in some kind of Open Access format. Why is so much research being published in this format? What exactly is Open Access research and why is it important to research institutions and researchers? How have traditional journal publishers responded to Open Access? What are universities and other research institutions doing to curate and collect Open Access research? Can we rely on for-profit Open Access publishers to preserve research when their profit motives change?
In early December, Jack Cashman had the opportunity to meet Tim O’Reilly, the founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media. In this bonus episode, they talk about Tim’s new book, WTF? What’s the Future and Why it’s Up to Us, available from Harper Business. This book explores the roots of some of the amazing technologies that are so quickly changing our world and prompts us to consider how to use these technologies to shape a humane future.
DigiPub is the podcast of the Harvard Digital Publishing Collaborative. Each episode explores the spectrum between content and its audiences and communities – everything from content to business to technology in the worlds of media and publishing. We start with a short interview with a guest, followed by some quick reactions from members of the Collaborative.
