10-17 homework

Elsevier is an academic scholarly publisher which is having issues trying to seek easier way to access scholarly journals. The librarian's that were interviewed stated that hard copy could become unreasonably pricey, but through the internet it's easier to access and also at a lower cost. Mathematic professors have started a boycott trying to grant tax payers free access to scholarly journals. The author's of the articles are wanting to grant free access to their information but are afraid of not being credited for their work. The boycott will rebel against well-known journal companies and try to alter the  high subscription fees.

The New England Journal is an journal of past and present regarding medical practices. This scholarly article is known to be the most accurate for finding research and medical information. The journal has become free to tax payers after 6 months that the article is released, hoping to bring in more interested public since the article is free and reliable.

The change of knowledge of the internet age, regards how knowledge has evolved from paper, to books and now to the internet. A professor named David Weinberge located at Harvard University states that knowledge has become more broad ever since the internet was invented.  The internet opens doors to anything  the public would like to know. The internet will keep broadening the knowledge of the public as long as it is up and running. 

The common theme between all three is the access to information from the internet and how the information brings knowledge to the public. My reactions are grateful because while I am studying as a student I will use scholarly journals for research that I am assigned. These stories are helpful because they have informed me that scholarly information is free to students while they are studying for their major. They affect me as I'm trying to succeed in college with the most accurate information their is possible on the internet.