dataIs the System of Scientific Publications on the Eve of a Revolution? And if so, Toward What?

[摘要] Today, researchers benefit from an extremely powerful electronic distribution system for scientific articles,which allows any researcher (whose institution has paidthe subscription fees) to access, via the internet, most ofthe articles they need, instantaneously and regardless ofone’s location. Electronic publishing has indeed enabledlibraries to subscribe electronically to a very large number of journals, through so-called big deals, at rates thatwere initially affordable, especially in cases where theselibraries partnered in consortia to negotiate with publishers.