Although many projects in the not-for-profit sector attempt to generate some revenue through subscription, pay-per-view and a range of licensing arrangements, their income still depends heavily on support from the institutions that host them
There has been a dramatic rise in research output by scientists in the developing world since 2002, according to the partners of Research4Life
The Netherlands' SURFdirect and Creative Commons Netherlands recommend the most liberal Creative Commons licence for reuse of material in the context of education and research
There has been an important shift in how students interact with and shape the world of scholarly communication with the release of a statement calling for broader access to scholarly knowledge, writes Nick Shockey
The high-energy physics open-access consortium, SCOAP3, has added Finland to its list of member countries
Student associations in the USA are calling on universities, research funders, and researchers to support open access to research
Millions of "orphan works" cannot be accessed online because their rights holders cannot be found
Open-access publication could save the Netherlands up to 133 million euros, according to new research from Australian economist John Houghton
Research released in May suggests that universities and colleges are falling behind their students in the use of new technologies. Malcolm Read, executive secretary of JISC, explains what this research means for the future of higher education
A Europe-wide project to investigate the effects of large-scale deposit ('green open access') has published guidelines for publishers and repository managers
