Yes, it's cheaper to produce an archive-ready article and I think it should have moved into the category of solved problems long ago. It just hasn't.
Like you said, the industry is ripe for disruption. It has been for over a decade.
Anyway, I think we are generally on the same side.
If you haven't already read the following you should: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/29/academic...
He also makes the "rentier capitalism" analogy.
Yes, it's cheaper to produce an archive-ready article and I think it should have moved into the category of solved problems long ago. It just hasn't.
Like you said, the industry is ripe for disruption. It has been for over a decade.
Anyway, I think we are generally on the same side.
If you haven't already read the following you should: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/29/academic...
He also makes the "rentier capitalism" analogy.