How ‘trimming the fat’ impacts academia
As more and more universities find themselves unable to keep up with the increasing subscription fees, this means students lose access to core disciplinary journals and must base their education on what is available rather than what they need.Lack of access to research is a moral issue that enables an unjust system of knowledge distribution. Both academics and students find themselves in situations where they do not have access to the ‘full picture’, to the complete volume of research on a given topic. Without access to a full body of research on their subject matter, they encounter difficulties in producing well-rounded and fully informed pieces of work. Moreover, since universities handpick articles and journals, some subjects will be favored over others, and in time, there is the risk that this will impact how students, as well as researchers, choose their fields of study.The limited access to research has a tremendous impact on society as a whole. When doctors are denied access to medical research, patients suffer. But perhaps the most frustrating aspect of the way academic research is currently shared is that, even though students — through taxes and tuition — underwrite a vast portion of the research, they are denied access to the results unless they pay prohibitive subscription fees.
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