Entire library journal editorial board resigns

In a dramatic show of support for the open access movement, the editor-in-chief and entire editorial board of the Journal of Library Administration announced their resignation last week. In a letter to contributors, the board singled out a conflict with owners over the journal’s licensing terms, which stripped authors of almost all claim to ownership of their work.

In a blog post after the resignation, board member Chris Bourg cited her experience of “a crisis of conscience about publishing in a journal that was not open access” in the days after the death of Aaron Swartz.

at

March 29, 2013