This report, also known as The Finch Report, recommends that the U.K. embrace the transition to open access, and accelerate the process in a measured way which promotes innovation but also what is most valuable in the research communication ecosystem. The report of the Working Group chaired by Dame Janet Finch recommends a programme of...

Scholars consider many factors when judging the potential quality of articles and deciding which articles to read. These factors may also influence their perception of the overall quality of the article. The goal of this project is to examine and measure the relative values of selected research publications characteristics to scientists and scholars and to...

“Communications tools don’t get socially interesting until they get technologically boring.” So wrote Clay Shirky (0) in his 2008 book, Here Comes Everybody. He goes on to say that, “It’s when a technology becomes normal, then ubiquitous, and finally so pervasive as to be invisible, that the really profound changes happen.” According to a 2010...

This guide describes income models capable of sustaining Open Access as typically defined; that is, as free and immediate online access to peer-reviewed journal literature.

• In June 2009, over 1000 UK research users responded to a survey about their access to and use of professional and academic information (including research articles published in journals, about which more detailed feedback was obtained). • Information was generally ranked as a relatively important success factor for each sector, ranging from 4th out...