[Open-access] Open Access Initiative - meeting notes, names and moving forwards

Thu Feb 2 18:00:21 UTC 2012

Nothing wrong with having more than one sound bite of course. A name for an effort, and a quick subtitle for why we care about it.

Cheers

Cameron

On 2 Feb 2012, at 18:59, Björn Brembs wrote:

> Now I'm undecided: I totally love NRR, but Mike's argument
> also makes a lot of sense to me.
> 
> Great! :-)
> 
> Bjoern
> 
> Mike Taylor wrote:
> 
>> I understand your reasons for liking this, but I think we will do much
>> better to go with one of the existing terms that already recognise and
>> (however imperfectly) understand.
> 
>> -- Mike.
> 
> 
> 
>> On 2 February 2012 17:51, cameronneylon.net
>> <cn at cameronneylon.net> wrote:
>>> Completely orthogonal suggestion (sorry I haven't been able to take part in discussions - busy with patchy internet at moment)
>>> 
>>> Network Ready Research
>>> 
>>> Emphasises the application and the why (exploiting network effects and positive feedback, low friction sharing etc etc) rather than the how. Admittedly it doesn't have the brand recognition (for good and ill) of Open Access but it captures for me the rationale behind _why_ we want things to be done right.
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> 
>>> Cameron
>>> 
>>> On 2 Feb 2012, at 18:35, Peter Murray-Rust wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> My opinion: the fewer terms the better or people will confuse
>>>> the People's Front of Judea with the Judean People's Front
>>>> (splitters!)
>>>> 
>>>> That leaves us with Access! (including the shriek)
>>>> or
>>>> Access for All
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Peter Murray-Rust
>>>> Reader in Molecular Informatics
>>>> Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry
>>>> University of Cambridge
>>>> CB2 1EW, UK
>>>> +44-1223-763069
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