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Stuart Shieber spearheads open scholarship at Harvard

Computer Scientist Stuart sponsored a proposal, passed by the members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, to post scholarly research online for free

Harvard University's arts and science faculty voted unanimously yesterday to post their scholarly articles and research online, where they would be available for free to the public, despite concerns that the move would affect the quality of research.

Hundreds of professors voted unanimously for the change at a faculty meeting that culminated several months of meetings debating the move.

Read the complete story in the Boston Globe