Open Access Film Screening | Paywall; the Business of Scholarship
Paywall: The Business of Scholarship is a documentary听which focuses on the need for open access to research and science. The film questions the rationale behind the $25.2 billion a year that flows into for-profit academic publishers, examines the 35-40% profit margin associated with the top academic publisher, Elsevier, and looks at how that profit margin is often greater than some of the most profitable tech companies such as Apple, Facebook, and Google.听
Join us for screening in the Innovation Commons, Followed by a discussion period.
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About the Film
The film was produced and directed by Jason Schmitt, a professor at Clarkson University. Staying true to the open access model, the film听is听free to stream and download, for private or public use, and maintains the most open CC BY 4.0 Creative Commons designation to ensure anyone regardless of their social, financial, or political background will have access.听
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