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There are a number of key skills required for the role to be a content producer, including an awareness of ie. how web pages are built as well as knowledge of video/photo editing techniques(1). It is also essential that they are able to think creatively about using the content at thier own disposal and to recognise how to communicate with the audience to increase their engagement with the programme. Open access is free, immidiate online availability of materials with full reuse rights. Continue reading →

One of the key points I have learned from this topic is the structure that governs the production and distribution of academic journal articles. From Bartosz’s blog [1], the diagram he used delineates the situation and I finally realized how the structure loosely resembles other industries. The companies take the biggest profit while the author who is the main verve behind the work gets the least profit. Continue reading →

Let’s start by exploring what open access actually is. The video below elaborates on open and closed access: After watching this video, I believe that universities and colleges around the globe should provide access to academic journals not only for its students but for the general public. Access to free online content/material could be beneficial to its users and even non-users e.g. Continue reading →

No one likes having to look through the internet for the content that they need, only to find that it is locked behind a Paywall or micro transaction. With the ease of access and availability the internet brings to knowledge and research papers, where the user can simple search the paper and find it in a moment with a large variety of the paper along with it, rather than going to their library to rent it out on a loan. Continue reading →

(Image Credit: jisc.ac.uk) Wherever we look on the Internet we can gain information for free, but things are beginning to change. Increasing amounts of information are becoming only accessible if you’re willing to pay for it, and it’s an area which is being targeted as a strong and legitimate revenue stream for companies (Lepitak, 2013). Continue reading →

One of the most frustrating things when it comes to essays, as a student, is when you cannot gain full access to a journal article. Recently, I attempted an inter-library loan, waiting over a month to discover that my request had been cancelled – other libraries were unable to share the article due to copyright. My deadline by this time had passed, so I could neither read nor cite this academic’s work. Continue reading →