The entite library?
This is amazing, I hadn't been following recently!!!
Re:CACM Is Now Open Access
by unsignedint on Friday March 01, 2024 @03:29PM
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I'm interested in understanding how the ACM is handling the transition to Open Access, particularly given that they offer a lifetime add-on to their life membership option. How are they addressing potential pushback from individuals who have already paid a significant amount to access the Digital Library? Are they considering making a portion of the Digital Library exclusive to paid subscribers even after the transition to Open Access?
Note that LIPICs [1] publishes the conference ECOOP chaired by Jonathan Aldrich. It is a very interesting alternative to ACM for conference proceedings: it hosts some great conferences and it has lower APCs. It does not publish journals though.
They plan to make the entire digital library freely accessible by January 1, 2026.
Here's a short article about timeline and implications: https://medium.com/sigchi/about-acm-open-cd544408559c
EDIT: for anyone wondering why there need to be APCs at all, Jonathan Aldrich gives a glimpse into costs and benefits of 'traditional' publishers: https://medium.com/sigchi/what-benefits-do-traditional-publi...