Glyn Moody links to a news story in the Financial Times which reports that the University of College London is opting for open access. According to Moody, UCL is “the first of the top tier of elite European universities to make all its research available…”. Details are still forthcoming. From the article:
Paul Ayris, head of the UCL library and an architect of the plan to put all its research on a freely accessible UCL website, said he had backed open access because the existing system of having to visit a library or pay a subscription fee to see research in journals erected “barriers” to the use of research. “This is not good for society if you’re looking for a cure for cancer,” he said.
