“In a move that puts them at odds with the official stance of the Association of American University Presses, a group of university-press directors yesterday issued a position statement that endorses ‘the free access to scientific, technical, and medical journal articles no later than 12 months after publication’. The statement was signed by the directors of a group of small and medium-size presses, including Penn State University, Rockefeller University Press, the University of Michigan Press, and the University Press of New England …” (more)
[Jennifer Howard, Chronicle of Higher Education, 4 June]