'Open Access' Is the Wave of the Information Future, Scholar Says

The trend toward free access to research and scholarship online is gaining momentum, surprising even experts such as William Y. Arms, a professor of computer science at Cornell University and editor in chief of D-Lib Magazine, a journal of digital-library research.

A frequent lecturer on the topic, Mr. Arms teaches an advanced course on research in digital libraries and electronic publishing. Mr. Arms earned a degree in mathematics from the University of Oxford's Balliol College and a

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