Friday, 31 October 2008

Interactive Science Publishing

Open Access News yesterday reported the launch of a new DSpace-based repository for article-related datasets by the Optical Society of America. They're calling this "Interactive Science Publishing" (ISP). The catch? The repository requires a closed-source download to get hold of the data, and the use of further closed-source software to view/manipulate it.

So, one step forward, one step back? Read the original post here.

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