Foundation endorses mandates for free access to publicly funded research. A photo from a 1973 London School of Economics appeal for funds for its library.
Scholarly information is often too expensive to access. Academic publishers sell journal subscriptions for thousands of dollars per journal per year. Typically, only universities and large libraries, not individuals, are able to pay those fees, which limits access to researchers and others affiliated with institutions with money. Are these costs justifiable when the underlying research is publicly funded and the underlying goal is public knowledge? Scientific publishing: The price of information.
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