Durham Statement on Open Access to Legal Scholarship
The Durham Statement on Open Access to Legal Scholarship is a public statement related to ensuring the
law schools
in the United States.
Background and development
In 2007,
open access electronic publication coupled with a commitment to keep the electronic versions available in stable, open, digital formats.[2]
An important motivation underlying this call was not only improving access, but also that "very few law journals receive enough in
royalties to cover their costs of operation."[2]
Response and legacy
In a discussion of the Durham Statement published two years after it was issued, Danner noted that "[the] call to end print publication of law reviews was more controversial than that regarding open access."[3]: 45 Law librarians have raised questions about the ability to effectively digitally preserve materials and whether the "stable, open, digital formats" the statement suggests are more of an ideal than an attainable goal.[4]
References
- ^ Danner, Richard A. (2008). "Applying the Access Principle in Law: The Responsibilities of the Legal Scholar".
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- ^ Danner, Richard A.; Leong, Kelly; Miller, Wayne (2011). "The Durham Statement Two Years Later: Open Access in the Law School Journal Environment". Law Library Journal. 103 (1).
- ^ Rhodes, Sarah. "Preserving Born-Digital Legal Materials...Where To Start?". Cornell University Law School.