1. The wealthiest university on Earth can’t afford its academic journal subscriptions →

    Yes, you read that right. According to a memorandum issued last week by Harvard Library’s Faculty Advisory Council, the cost of its peer-reviewed journal subscriptions has become prohibitively expensive. What does it say about the world of academic publishing, the accessibility of knowledge, and the flow of information when the richest academic institution on the planet cannot afford to continue paying for its peer-reviewed journal subscriptions?

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    Harvard can always go raise more capital. *snark* But Bracha you raise a very good point.
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    This is actually extremely saddening. When information is no longer readily accessible by even the wealthiest of us, we...
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    Yet another reason why I enjoy free things. Especially...academic reading/journals/books.
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