> I am delighted with the way that the academic research
> 'industry' has
> been disrupted - nearly all journals online now. The next
> interesting
> step is for universities to publish academic articles online,
> bypassing
> expensive publishers, which is already on the way.
Is it all good news? Was a time I could get a photocopy or scan of a journal article from the British Library for about 2 quid via Interlibrary Loan. Web-based articles seem to cost about 35 quid a pop. Not good news for my researches!
Mick
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