[Open-access] how open is it

Jonathan Gray jonathan.gray at okfn.org
Tue Sep 25 17:03:20 UTC 2012


Had a quick look. One comment (which I also submitted on the form):

  * "Generous reuse & remixing rights (CC-BY license)" - The allusion
to CC-BY is helpful, but it would also be good if this box explicitly
mentioned OpenDefinition.org as a standard for fully open licenses -
e.g. for cases where there may be bespoke or custom licenses.

J.

On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 6:54 PM, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Tom Olijhoek <tom.olijhoek at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> A very important announcement I think
>>
>> judge for yourself
>>
>> http://www.arl.org/sparc/media/HowOpenIsIt.shtml
>
>
> YES. It's about time something like this happened - SPARC has been quiet and
> I look to them for some guidance. I haven't read the booklet, but comment on
> the abstract
>
>
> • Move the conversation from “Is It Open Access?” to “How Open Is It?”
> • Clarify the definition of OA
> • Standardize terminology
> • Illustrate a continuum of “more open” versus “less open”
> • Enable people to compare and contrast publications and policies
> • Broaden the understanding of OA to a wider audience
>
> These are all critical. Until recently there was nowhere they could be
> discussed without the discussion being destroyed.
>
> But now we have OKF open-access !!
>
> Let's offer this organ to the world and let's finally try to get a decent
> discussion going.
>
> P.
>
>>
>> TOM
>>
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