Not only are all of his resources important and useful for those interested in the various topics they cover but are essential for all library and information science students. In addition to the significance of the topics covered they're current and they're free. (-:
We think it goes without saying that when the histories of the open access movement are written, two names that will be prominent will be Charles W. Bailey, Jr. and Peter Suber.
The New Bibliography
Here's how Charles describes it:
Open access journals publish articles (typically peer-reviewed articles) that are free of charge and, depending on the journal, may be able to be reused under an open license (e.g., a Creative Commons license).
This bibliography presents selected English-language scholarly works that are useful in understanding open access journals. It does not cover works about e-prints or works that include open access journals in a treatment of diverse types of research materials. Most sources have been published from 1999 to the present; however, a few key sources published prior to 1999 are also included. The
bibliography primarily includes books and published journal articles. A limited number of magazine articles and technical reports that are deemed to be of exceptional interest are also included. The bibliography includes links to freely available versions of included works.
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