Chapter 1. Idealism and Opportunism: A Gold OA Overview

Authors

  • Walt Crawford

Abstract

Chapter 1 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 51, no. 6) Open Access Journals: Idealism and Opportunism
Open access (OA) is growing, but the field of gold OA—open-access journals—has become confusing in its complexity. This issue of Library Technology Reports (vol. 51, no. 6) shows the nature of that field as of mid-2014, based on direct observation. Chapter 1 defines the basics and fundamental issues, notes major sources of data, and shows the big picture.

Author Biography

Walt Crawford

Walt Crawford writes, researches, and occasionally speaks on issues related to libraries, technology, policy, and media. He has written sixteen books published by ALA Editions; Information Today, Inc.; G. K. Hall; and others, beginning with MARC for Library Use and including most recently Successful Social Networking in Public Libraries (ALA Editions, 2014) and The Librarian’s Guide to Micropublishing (ITI, 2013). He has also published a free e-journal/newsletter since 2001, Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large, and self-published several library research projects. Crawford was a Senior Analyst at RLG for four decades. He previously wrote Library Technology Reports vol. 50, no. 4, “Big-Deal Serial Purchasing: Tracking the Damage.”

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Published

2015-08-27

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 6 (2015): August/September

Section

Chapters