“Open” or “half-open” Access?: Re-thinking Open Access Initiative (OAI) Policies.

Authors

  • Jorge Alberto Machado Universidade de S. Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15847/obsOBS712013594

Keywords:

pen access, free access, scientific policy, royalties, public financing, free culture

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to review critically the concept of "open access" of the Open Access Initiative (OAI), and consequently their policies. Considering the technological and behavioral changes underway in society, we advocate a broader scope of the meaning of “open access”. This includes looking at the issue of the intense public funding for research, the diverse forms of copying and dissemination (not just periodicals) and the need to include in the current agenda a broad reform of copyrights.

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Published

2013-03-12

How to Cite

Machado, J. A. (2013). “Open” or “half-open” Access?: Re-thinking Open Access Initiative (OAI) Policies. Observatorio (OBS*), 7(1). https://doi.org/10.15847/obsOBS712013594

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Articles

License

This is an Open Acess article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits use, sharing and adaptation, provided appropriate credit is given to the original author and the journal.