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Why Open is Important: a Discussion with Paul Courant -

(scholarlypublishing.org): Paul Courant, University Librarian and Dean of Libraries discusses why openness is important both at the University of Michigan Library and more broadly within higher education. As the publisher open access books, journals, and other scholarly materials, SPO shares Courant’s belief that “open is at the essence of academic work,” and has been engaged in a decade-long experiment to develop sustainable and cost-effective methods to make scholarly work broadly available to all.

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