ALA Editions has released Open Access: What You Need to Know Now by Walt Crawford.
Here's an excerpt from the announcement:
Crawford helps readers understand what OA is (and isn't), as he concisely
- Analyzes the factors that have brought us to the current state of breakdown, including the skyrocketing costs of science, technology, engineering, and medicine (STEM) journals; consolidation of publishers and diminishing price competition; and shrinking library budgets
- Summarizes the benefits and drawbacks of different OA models, such as "Green," "Gold," Gratis," "Libre," and various hybrid forms
- Discusses ways to retain peer-review, and methods for managing OA in the library, including making OA scholarly publishing available to the general public
Peter Suber said of the book:
Walt Crawford has done something difficult and useful. He's written a short, accurate, independent introduction to open access. I recommend it to researchers and libraries everywhere, and hope it corrects misunderstandings that have held back this good idea for years.
An excerpt of the book is available.
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