31 Aug 2004
CS 5244: Policy
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Crisis for publishers
¡Ease of publication allows more information to be free
lAnd for people to break copyright
(perhaps accidentally)
¡
¡Ease of accessing (free) information deters users from accessing more cumbersome-to-use sources
¡
¡Traditional functions of publishers are taken on by free services
lFree e-journals do rigorous peer review
lSearch engines act as distributor