[Open-access] Harnad's view of the Scholarly Poor

Sat Apr 28 16:02:42 UTC 2012

Hi all,

I have also put in a comment on the blog.
I am thinking of writing a blog on the @ccess site next week to give our
view on the reasons for open access for all

cheers

TOM

On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 2:46 PM, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:

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> On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Klaus Graf <klausgraf at googlemail.com>wrote:
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>> It's the same bullsh*** we read of Harnad often. I think it is
>> remarkable that in this science-centered list "open access" the
>> humanities are widely ignored.
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> Klaus,
> There is no intention that this list is "scientist-only". It may be that
> most of the contributors are scientists but that's not intended. The
> argument is sometimes made (like Harnad does) that STM is too difficult for
> anyone outside universities - I have to challenge this.
>
> I would have thought it was even easier to make the cases that papers in
> A+H had wide potential appeal.
>
>
>> It's clear that in the humanities #7-9
>> are false.
>>
>> Yes.
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>
>> Klaus Graf
>>
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