Profile of David Goodman
Heather Morrison, David Goodman: Ardent Open Access Advocate, OA Librarian, January 29, 2006. Another installment in Heather’s celebration of librarians who fight for OA. Excerpt:
Dr. David Goodman of the Palmer School of Library and Information Studies, Long Island University, has been an ardent advocate of open access for many years….Many of us know David through his long-standing, and much appreciated, contributions to the Liblicense discussion list…as well as his contributions to the SPARC Open Access Forum….Some of David’s formal writings can be found in David’s E-LIS or D-LIST. David edited a November 2004 special issue of Serials Review on Open Access - his own The Criteria for Open Access is highly recommended as a well-balanced overview, particularly for the novice advocate. Through his long-standing involvement with the renowned and highly innovative Charleston conference, David succeeded in developing an OA-centric 2004 conference theme. Like others in the open access movement, however, many of David’s best works are not the formal publications. When we are working in an arena like open access, timing is critical - policymakers are discussing the issues now, not next year; publishers are reviewing their procedures now, too. Rather than waiting for the formal publication process, with its academic rewards but inevitable delay, David often shares his knowledge, opinions, and even preliminary data with us right away.
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