Open Access: Trends and Strategies after Berlin5

摘要

After the three-day debate at the International Conference BerlinS: from practice to impact. Consequences of knowledge dissemination[1] (Padua, Italy, 19-21 September 2007) it was clear to all participants that Open Access (OA) is a simple concept, but a complex one to achieve in reality, because of the great multitude of players and interests involved, as Sijbolt Noorda (European Universities Association) observed in the opening keynote speech. The conference offered an overview of current practices, focused on critical issues and contributed suggestions for future viable pathways. In particular, the main topics under discussion were: