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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Report reveal impacts of open access on libraries
From Research Information: "...Caroline Brazier, director of scholarship and collections at the British
Library, also believes that discussion about the implications on OA on
libraries is important: ‘Increasing numbers of academic researchers and
policy makers in several countries are embracing the idea that the
results of publicly funded research should be as widely available as
possible. While research librarians have been amongst the strongest
advocates of OA models, the implications of these models for research
libraries and their future role in supporting the research process are
less well understood,’ she said. ‘We must look beyond discussions on the
pros and cons of ‘gold’ versus ‘green’ models to fundamental issues
such as the future of research collections, changing skillsets and
services required to support researchers of the future, at institutional
and national levels. We hope this report conveys the urgency and
significance of these issues to the wider research community.’"
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