The Trouble for Elsevier snippet informs us of a scholarly
giant that is faced with problems. The problem is that the cost of scholarly
articles are entirely too high and the wait is too long. Elsevier is one of the
most prestige scholarly article publishers, but universities worldwide are
frustrated because the costs for the articles are extremely high and the wait
to receive the content is too long. A boycott has been formed by libraries that
are currently 6,000 people strong. The New England Journal of Medicine
celebrates their 200th anniversary. Unlike Elsevier, the NEJM is
praised because of their work. It’s quality and is produced rather quickly in
relation to the time of the event. The last snippet discusses the internet and
knowledge. The two tie hand in hand together. The internet use to be very censored
and monitored. In modern society, its nearly impossible to not use your
computer at least once a day. Everything is seen on the internet as soon as it
is posted, making knowledge and information less of a hassle to obtain. The
common theme of all the snippets is knowledge. Knowledge is meant for society
to gain access to and readers will gain access to it someway. You posted these snippets
for us to listen to so that we will understand the different type f sources
that are available and also so that it will benefit us while in college.
I think that there should be a cost for using journals. After all, some people did take their own personal time to research all the information in the journals. So they should be compensated for their work. But I think the cost for these articles should be very affordable.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that I can use journals for free to better my education I do not know what I would do if I had to pay to use school resources. I think that journals should be free or at least affordable to the public because it is needed to gain more information.
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