I omit the pure news pieces as well as minor pieces such as blog postings, listserv. Please take a look at peter subers new book, open access. In the ten brief chapters of open access he works his way through the definitions, the history, the economics and the implications of changes to the landscape of research publishing. Peter suber, writings on open access earlham college.
To celebrate the release of peter subers new book, open access, the berkman center will be conducting an interview with him about his ideas and the themes of the book in this more. Peter subers new book open access open access week. Sep 26, 2012 peter suber s book open access is an important book. This is the second post in our new series on open access in the humanities, a slightly revised reprint of peter subers 2004 article, promoting open access in the humanities. For more recent evidence and discussion on all these topics and more, see his 2012 book, open access mit press and. The book is itself available on an open access basis in epub, mobi, pdf, and html formats and is highly recommended to anyone seeking an introduction to the subject. Selected writings on open access, 20022011 published by mit press. Authors peter suber peter suber, a leading theorist of open access and a prominent voice in the oa movement, is director of the harvard office for scholarly communication, director of the harvard open access project, faculty fellow at the berkman center, senior researcher at sparc, and research professor of philosophy at earlham college.
Peter subers book open access provides an easytoread compendium of answers to many questions and blows up some of the canards that have been flying around the ether. Oct 18, 2012 please take a look at peter suber s new book, open access. That is to say, while some of the definitions of terms green open access, libre open access, etc are useful, and the call for freedom of access to and generation of new kinds of knowledge is pleasingly utopian, peter suber clearly has no real understanding of what its like. In this concise introduction, peter suber tells us what open access is and isnt, how it benefits authors and readers of research, how we pay for it, how it avoids problems, how it has moved from the periphery to the mainstream, and what its future may hold. Seismic shifts in academic publishing over the past decade continue to have a major impact on scholarly and research communities. No one has done more than peter suber to explain why free access to. Distilling a decade of suber s influential writing and thinking about open access, this is the indispensable book on the subject for researchers, librarians, administrators, funders, publishers, and policy makers.
Mit press essential knowledge includes bibliographical references and index. This is the first post in our new series on open access in the humanities. Why is open access moving so slowly in the humanities. On the changing infrastructure of scholarly communication. Open access ebook by peter suber 9780262300988 rakuten kobo. Philosopher, jurist, and onetime standup comic, peter suber was one of the small group of people invited by the soros foundation to the budapest open access initiative meeting held in hungary in 2001. Peter dain suber is a philosopher specializing in the philosophy of law and open access to knowledge.
It includes books, newsletter essays, journal articles, preprints, and interviews. Jun 18, 2017 few formats fit better marshall macluhans dictum that the medium is the message than open access does. Peter suber is director of the harvard open access project, and has been a champion of the open access momentum since the budapest op. As a professor of philosophy during the early days of the internet, he realized its power and. Peter dain suber born november 8, 1951 is a philosopher specializing in the philosophy of. Aug 29, 2012 peter suber, a leading theorist of open access and a prominent voice in the oa movement, is director of the harvard office for scholarly communication, director of the harvard open access project, faculty fellow at the berkman center, senior researcher at sparc, and research professor of philosophy at earlham college. If these pieces are too short, see my other writings on oa, including open access mit press, 2012, my booklength introduction to oa. Last week saw the publication of his most recent book knowledge unbound. Peter subers book open access published in 2012 by the mit press intends to be an authoritative source of reference on the notion of open access, its historical roots, its variegated models, policies proffered in its support, its possible scope, its implications, its.
Open access depends on holder consent, in the same way that traditional publishing depends on holder consent, explained suber. The full text of the book is freely available here, as an open access oa publicat. His book, open access published by mit press in 2012, provides an excellent overview of open access publishing and its benefits. You should read it, you should buy or recommend a copy for your. Distilling a decade of subers influential writing and thinking about open access, this is the indispensable book on the subject for researchers, librarians, administrators, funders, publishers, and policy makers.
In this talk, peter suber director of the harvard open access project shares insights from his new concise introduction to open access what open access is and isnt, how it benefits. Peter suber, being an ardent open access philosopher, supporter and advocate, writes different dimensions of open access movement in this book. Jun 01, 2017 by peter suber this is the first post in our new series on open access in the humanities. Peter subers open access book is now freely available. Jul 05, 2012 cutting through this noisy argument is peter subers short book on the topic, which has just been published by mit press. Suber, peter, open access, mit press, cambridge, ma. The continued relevance of peter subers 2012 book on. Its available in paperback and many openaccess editions same text, different file formats. This is exactly the kind of book about open access that a tenured professor at an elite university is bound to produce. It was in budapest that the term open access was chosen, and a definition of oa agreed. Jun 14, 2018 peter suber s open access mit press, 2012 is a brief and very accessible primer on the concepts and practice of open access publishing. Few formats fit better marshall macluhans dictum that the medium is the message than open access does.
For more recent evidence and discussion on all these topics and more, see his 2012 book, open access mit press and his growing. Home open access and scholarly publishing libguides at. Suber is known as a leading voice in the open access movement, and as the creator of the game nomic. Harvard universitys peter suber is one of the leaders in the open access movement. Its a slightly revised reprint of peter subers 2004 article, promoting open access in the humanities. Peter suber, a leading theorist of open access and a prominent voice in the oa movement, is director of the harvard office for scholarly communication, director of the harvard open access project, faculty fellow at the berkman center, senior researcher at sparc, and research professor of philosophy at earlham college. Jun 18, 2017 as open access becomes a mainstream rather than a marginal phenomenon, a booklength argument in its favor peter suber 2012 proposes is validated by more recent findings. What makes it possible is the internet and the consent of the author or holder. Openaccess oa literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most and licensing restrictions. If these pieces are too short, see my other writings on oa, including open access mit press, 2012, my book length introduction to oa.
Peter subers open access book is now freely available under an openaccess license filed under. Jan 01, 2012 this is exactly the kind of book about open access that a tenured professor at an elite university is bound to produce. Open access is a farreaching shift in scholarly communication, and the book concludes by going beyond todays debate and looking at the kind of research world that would be possible with open access to research outputs. Open access by peter suber overdrive rakuten overdrive. Mar 24, 2020 to celebrate the release of peter subers new book, open access, the berkman center will be conducting an interview with him about his ideas and the themes of the book in this more jul, 2011.
A very brief introduction to open access by peter suber. In it he chronicles the many advantages the internet provides in getting ideas out there. The book home page includes links to oa editions and a continually growing collection of updates and supplements. Peter subers work consists of research, writing, organizing, advocacy, and pro bono consulting for open access to research.
Peter subers book open access is an important book. Jul 20, 2012 peter suber, a leading theorist of open access and a prominent voice in the oa movement, is director of the harvard office for scholarly communication, director of the harvard open access project, faculty fellow at the berkman center, senior researcher at sparc, and research professor of philosophy at earlham college. This is an open access book and can be downloaded or read online for free. The continued relevance of peter subers 2012 book on open. My last book before that is open access mit press, 2012. Peter dain suber born november 8, 1951 is a philosopher specializing in the philosophy of law and open access to knowledge. But according to oa evangelist peter suber, author of open access mit press, june 2012, oa treats just as do traditional publishers. Jun 18, 20 peter subers open access book is now freely available under an openaccess license filed under.
Peter subers book open access published in 2012 by the mit press intends to be an authoritative source of reference on the notion of open. As open access becomes a mainstream rather than a marginal phenomenon, a booklength argument in its favor peter suber 2012 proposes is validated by more recent findings. Peter suber has been a leading advocate for open access since 2001 and has worked full time on issues of open access since 2003. You should read it, you should buy or recommend a copy for your library. Peter suber has been a leading advocate for open access since 2001 and has worked full time on issues of open.
He describes historical global movements of open access to scholarly literature for bringing transparency and enhancing accessibility to public funded research results. In scholarly publishing, the movement toward open access essentially, making it possible to read and reuse published research without cost or permission is often taken as a challenge to. Mit press publishes new book on open access by peter suber. Hes also posting updates and supplements to this book on his website. In the run up to open access week, weve invited peter suber, director of the harvard office for scholarly communication and author of the seminal book. Peter suber is one of the leading figures in the open access movement and current director of the harvard office for scholarly communication. Publication date 2012 usage attributionnoncommercial 3. Sep 21, 2012 in this talk, peter suber director of the harvard open access project shares insights from his new concise introduction to open access what open access is and isnt, how it benefits. The mit press has just published a new book by peter suber which offers a concise introduction to open access. For more recent evidence and discussion on all these topics and more, see his 2012 book, open access mit press and his growing page of updates and supplements. Open access by peter suber meet your next favorite book. The internet lets us share perfect copies of our work with a worldwide. He describes historical global movements of open access to scholarly literature for bringing transparency and.
His 2012 book, open access, was published by mit press and released under a creative commons license. He is the author of open access mit press, named by choice as an. Oa removes price barrierssubscriptions, licensing fees, payperview fees and permission barriersmost and licensing restrictions. Im sure peter suber can answer for himself but its worth pointing out that 1 many of his thoughts on open access are already available for free on the internet and 2 the book will in fact be made open access 12 months after publication. Oct 07, 2012 but according to oa evangelist peter suber, author of open access mit press, june 2012, oa treats just as do traditional publishers. Distilling a decade of subers influential writing and thinking about open. Peter suber, open access overview definition, introduction. Peter suber, very brief introduction to open access.
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