We need these additions much more for works published after the spring of 2005 than for works published earlier. Charles W. Bailey, Jr. published the first edition of the bibliography in March 2005. (The OAD bibliography is based on the Bailey bibliography.)
This is a big job. If you need a public workspace to coordinate efforts, consider using an entry on the OAD page of Research in progress. If you use a different system, such as another wiki or a Google Doc, indicate what it is on the Research in progress page.
Systematically go through the numbers on the OAD page of OA by the numbers and update them. Each number is accompanied by a link to make the job easier.
Because we had to start the OAD list with an old version of the file, most of the numbers have not been updated since 2006. Once it's up to date, it should be the place to go for the latest figures on the state of OA and its growth. It will then attract readers, to consult it, and contributors, to keep it up to date.
Of course the list could also be improved with relevant new numbers not already listed.
Use Dapper to make RSS feeds for the useful subsets of the numbers.
If you are doing research on OA, e.g. for a journal article or doctoral dissertation, be sure to add your project to the OAD page of Research in progress. When you're done and your work is published, or deposited in a repository, be sure to add a citation and link to our Bibliography of open access.
If you encounter other ongoing research projects on OA, make sure they're noted on our Research in progress page.
Volunteer to take gentle care of a list on the OAD. As we grow in size it would help us if subject specialists would take watch out for content for that would be appropriate for specific lists. As an all-volunteer organization, the OAD does count on good folks to step up and look out for the quality of our content. For more information, contact the editors.
