The past month has seen a flurry of activity in the Open Access (OA) space, most of it focused on the UK. Martin Hall, Vice-Chancellor, University of Salford Events were triggered by the publication on 18th June of the eagerly awaited Finch Report. Chaired by Dame Janet Finch, a sociologist at the University of Manchester,
Alice Meadows: "...while most of us agree that OA can benefit authors and readers, it is simplistic to assume that these benefits apply equally across all disciplines. "