[open-archaeology] AIA and open access

Fri Apr 27 13:14:38 UTC 2012

On 04/27/2012 03:02 PM, John D. Muccigrosso wrote:
> On 27 Apr 2012, at 8:53 , Benjamin Ducke wrote:
>
>> Open Access is a development that cannot be blocked by single
>> people or groups and their actions. It is the unavoidable outcome
>> of more direct communication, facilitated by the Internet, that by
>> and by will eliminate the need for middlemen and their services,
>> such as publishing houses.
>
> Have to disagree strongly here.
>
> What if the US govt passed a law that said that all results of
> research paid for with US Govt funds much be published through
> private publishing houses after peer review, and must appear in a
> print form, and further that any academic libraries receiving govt
> aid must subscribe to and archive a certain number of these printed
> journals?

Let's pick this question up again 10-15 years from
now ;) For now I don't want to hijack this thread
any more.

We can start another one on this mailing list to
exchange further opinions.

Best,

Ben

>
> That is far from implausible as, for example, the govt currently has
> some interesting regulations on how academic jobs much be advertised
> if a non-citizen is to get a green card as a result.
>
> When institutions like the AIA take stands, it matters, and that's a
> good thing.
>
> John D. Muccigrosso
>
>
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