GWLA letter

[Brian Simboli <brs4@lehigh.edu>]

> From one standpoint, the recent GWLA letter is - perhaps - a step 
in the right direction. It is indeed good to see provosts aware 
of the issues in publishing.

> From another, it's just one more instance of the usual rhetoric 
about the need for open access. The worry here is that this 
rhetoric might divert academic administrative attention from 
creating university-based, stable, long-lasting, low-cost 
alternatives (whether OA or not) that challenge the current 
barrier to dissemination of knowledge, viz., high pricing.

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Brian Simboli
Science Librarian
Library & Technology Services
E.W. Fairchild Martindale
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA 18015-3170
E-mail: brs4@lehigh.edu