#openaccess

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ebook The evolution of digital archiving and the challenge of DRM-free knowledge preservation

Vlad Sep 16, 2026

Digital reading is convenient, but DRM is a disaster for long term archiving. If we do not fight fo…

Digital reading is convenient, but DRM is a disaster for long term archiving. If we do not fight for DRM-free formats, we risk losing entire libraries when platforms go bust. Access should not be a rental agreement. We need real ownership…

forschung The importance of open-access research for accelerating global knowledge

Vlad Sep 11, 2026

Paywalls are a bottleneck for progress. Science moves faster when data is open to everyone, not jus…

Paywalls are a bottleneck for progress. Science moves faster when data is open to everyone, not just those at wealthy institutions. We need to stop treating knowledge as a luxury product. Open access is the only way to accelerate global br…