That economic "filter" no longer applies, but the traditions have
a powerful inertia
- The engines of commercial scholarly content
production are still strong
- The engines are powered by consolidations and mergers and
acquisitions, leading to demands for high returns
- It is in the forprofits' interest to keep their own content (and
others') an expensive commodity (viz. an enormous science publishing
conglomerate)
- This is not in the interests of librarians, scholars, or even
nonprofit publishers
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