For all those eager library journal readers out there, we’ll
share some important news. The Information
Technology and Libraries journal made the special announcement that
they are now an open-access e-journal. You can access the journal here ITAL.
The journal will no longer be publishing print copies, it
will be exclusively electronic. In March’s
issue, President of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), Colleen
Cuddy, sent out a message exclaiming ITAL’s excitement for open-access. Cuddy stated that, “By supporting open access
we are sending a strong message to the community that we believe in the
benefits of open access and we encourage other library organizations to do the
same. ITAL will now reach a much broader and larger audience. This will
benefit our authors, the organization, and the scholarship of our profession.”
Although electronic-only access is not ideal to some, having
open-access to the journal is extremely positive. This provides an important opportunity for
information professionals to keep abreast of current research in the field
without the barrier of a paid subscription.
If you’re really feeling keen, another open-access techi
journal is First Monday, which focuses on
Internet and digital research.
Happy Reading Everyone!
Open Access is the practice of providing unrestricted access via the Internet to peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles.
ReplyDeleteOpen Access is also increasingly being provided to theses, scholarly monographs and book chapters.
Open Access comes in two degrees: Gratis Open Access is no-cost online access, while Libre Open Access is Gratis Open Access
plus some additional usage rights.
Open content is similar to Open Acces, but usually includes the right to modify the work, where as in scholarly publishing it is
usual to keep an article's content intact and to associate it with a fixed author or fixed group of authors. Creative Commons
licenses can be used to specify usage rights. The Open Access idea can also be extended to the learning objects and resources
provided in e-learning.
OMICS Group Inc. is one of the Open aceess publisher which provides journals in the form of Open Access.