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The Cost of Knowledge: Open Sourcing and the ‘Academic Spring’

James Appleton | openDemocracy.net | May 7, 2012

Academic publishing in the UK has conventionally been channelled through by a small number of companies who maintain high fees for journal subscriptions. But as open source software continues to provide high quality free alternatives for autodidacts and beyond, the lifespan of this model is increasingly being called into question.  Read More »