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On Jan 18, 2013, at 6:39 AM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/01/2013117111237863121.html
>
> When we talk about academic research being shielded from the general
> public, we forget that the general public includes non-academic
> experts to whom such research is directly relevant – such as lawyers,
> doctors, journalists, policy officials, and activists. Academics love
> to complain about superficial reporting or uninformed policy, but
> their own system denies professionals the opportunity to add depth to
> their work. With database subscription fees running tens of thousands
> of dollars, even prestigious organizations cannot afford to penetrate
> the paywall.
>
> I regularly receive requests for my academic articles, and I always
> comply – as do most of the academics I know. Contrary to popular
> perception, most scholars want their work to be read. But for every
> researcher plaintively tweeting that they need a paywalled PDF, there
> are many for whom tracking down barricaded knowledge seems too much
> trouble. Instead, they rely on what resources are available. This
> means that a lot of academic research, some of which could have
> profound political implications, is ignored.
>
>
> --
> Wojtek
>
> "An anarchist is a neoliberal without money."
>
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