Generating new knowledge typically starts with a study. Now, libraries struggle to afford them

3 years ago by sik0fewl to c/science

The rising costs university libraries are paying to access journals have implications far beyond the ivory tower. From new cancer treatments to debates about foreign policy, new information enters the public domain through academic studies. Now libraries are having trouble affording the subscriptions.

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GlowHuddy 5 points 3 years ago

No wonder something like SciHub exists.

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sik0fewl 3 points 3 years ago

Ya, but it really seems like there ought to be a nonprofit organization that will peer review and publish articles.

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conciselyverbose 12 points 3 years ago

It should be an unconditional requirement that the day your university receives a penny of public funding your papers must be public domain.

The issue isn't that no free options exist. It's that using them doesn't get you the reputation needed to be funded.

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GlowHuddy 3 points 3 years ago

Agree completely. Tbh I was very surprised that YOU need to pay to get published. I think it should be the other way around, as publishers should care about publishing the most quality content possible and not reaping researchers off just because they are considered 'prestigious'.

SciHub is nice (and unsurprising in this ecosystem), but there should be a legal/not copyright infringing way to provide access to scientific papers.

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