Sunday 9 August 2015

Another book review this time of Gary Hall's book entitled Digitize This Book! The Politics of New Media, or Why We Need Open Access Now, which looks at the world of publishing online. allowing for open access to publishing for everyone particular scholars at universities.The book looks at what may be involved to have an open access publishing from a university, the politics and administration that is required to effect such a change. The book according to the reviewer says that changes need to be made in order for there to be open access to publishing. There is reference that scholar's are the pawns in the institutions ways of doing things, maintaining their intellectual authority. There is a discussion that Wikipedia when quoted is met with scorn, blogging as well is not accepted as a means of sharing information. it goes on to describe hurtles in academia and that there are alternatives that are available which would open the floodgates of online publishing. Again the information herein is by technological standards outdated, the book itself was published in 2008, again there may be some information that can be utilized today but one really needs to way the information out to see if there is any value within it in todays digital age.  

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