Open Access and the Humanities: Contexts, Controversies and the Future
Martin Paul Eve
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Description for Open Access and the Humanities: Contexts, Controversies and the Future
Hardback. A full account of the changes in scholarly communication in the digital age. This title is also available as Open Access via Cambridge Books Online. Num Pages: 226 pages, 6 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: JNM; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
If you work in a university, you are almost certain to have heard the term 'open access' in the past couple of years. You may also have heard either that it is the utopian answer to all the problems of research dissemination or perhaps that it marks the beginning of an apocalyptic new era of 'pay-to-say' publishing. In this book, Martin Paul Eve sets out the histories, contexts and controversies for open access, specifically in the humanities. Broaching practical elements alongside economic histories, open licensing, monographs and funder policies, this book is a must-read for both those new to ideas ... Read more
If you work in a university, you are almost certain to have heard the term 'open access' in the past couple of years. You may also have heard either that it is the utopian answer to all the problems of research dissemination or perhaps that it marks the beginning of an apocalyptic new era of 'pay-to-say' publishing. In this book, Martin Paul Eve sets out the histories, contexts and controversies for open access, specifically in the humanities. Broaching practical elements alongside economic histories, open licensing, monographs and funder policies, this book is a must-read for both those new to ideas ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107097896
SKU
V9781107097896
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About Martin Paul Eve
Martin Paul Eve is a lecturer in English at the University of Lincoln and is the author of Pynchon and Philosophy (2014) and editor of the open access journal of Pynchon scholarship, Orbit. Eve is well known for his work on open access, which includes appearing as an expert witness before the UK House of Commons Select Committee BIS Inquiry ... Read more
Reviews for Open Access and the Humanities: Contexts, Controversies and the Future
'Eve's book gives a synoptic and multi-layered overview of many of the different factors at play in scholarly communication in the humanities, and offers valuable suggestions about how a transition to open access in the humanities might take better account of these factors, bringing much needed critical and constructive reflection to the contemporary pursuit of a long held dream. It ... Read more