Dissertation Embargoes and the Rights of Scholars: AHA Smacks the Hornet's Nest

Rick Anderson:

A recent statement by the American Historical Association is generating heated debate about the rights and best interests of junior scholars, the market dynamics for scholarly monographs, and the competing needs of publishers, libraries, authors, and readers.

In its statement, the AHA "strongly encourage(s) graduate programs and university libraries to adopt a policy that allows the embargoing of completed history PhD dissertations in digital form for as many as six years."

The Association goes on to explain:

Posted by Jim Zellmer at July 27, 2013 1:22 AM
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