[Open-access] @ccess versus open access

Fri Jun 1 11:39:30 UTC 2012

As archivist I would like to second Tom. Berlin has also added the
heritage sector. Why referring only on BOAI when the most accepted (na
d newest) OA declaration with the widest impact is Berlin? The core
value in all three declarations is for me CC-BY.

Klaus Graf

2012/6/1 Tom Olijhoek <tom.olijhoek at gmail.com>:
> Hi all,
>
> I am not completely in agreement with the reasoning for wanting "BOAI
> compliant open access" as the choice term.
>
> My most important objection is that the Berlin declaration added description
> of open access to data and metadata which as far as I can see were not
> included in Budapest Decl which focussed on scholarly publications. The
> Bethesda declaration was strong on the use of open access publication
> records of scientists for appointments:
>
> We reaffirm the principle that only the intrinsic merit of the work, and not
> the title of the journal in which a candidate’s work is published, will be
> considered in appointments, promotions, merit awards or grants.
>
> We will regard a record of open access publication as evidence of service to
> the community, in evaluation of applications for faculty appointments,
> promotions and grants.
>
>  Then second I find the term BOAI compliant a bit cumbersome and not very
> appealing.
>
> Third I think that in the time of having all info only 1 click away ,
> looking up definitions is not really a big deal,  I wonder whether many will
> do so anyway. Interested people can also find all info on BBB definition in
> one place in the Wikipedia chapter on open access.
>
> I am also not wildly enthousiastic about B3 or 3B but I think we should
> refer to all three definitions since they are complementary and have added
> value.
>
>
> cheers
>
> TOM
>
>
> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 5:47 PM, Ross Mounce <ross.mounce at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I agree with what Mike has written.
>> >
>> > I also prefer BOAI as it's very easy to look up on the web and there is
>> > a
>> > single definition to read
>>
>>
>> Ditto. All one needs to say is BOAI-compliant Open Access
>> and link to http://www.soros.org/openaccess/read  to define *exactly*
>> what one means. Clear and simple to me.
>>
>>
>> Ross
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