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- 'rationing of publication and corresponding damage to the UK
research base' as resources for OA publishing are tight and likely to
become tighter.
- 'UK scholarship will risk becoming provincialised' and our
universities will be pushed down international rankings=92 - this doesn'=
t
seem to be based on concrete evidence or forecasting, but rather on the
observation that European and North American publishing systems are not =
as
far down the OA route as the UK (might they not become the provincial
ones?!), and
- HSS 'Journal articles tend to be substantially longer and to
have longer half-lives' than natural sciences, so need a different
publishing model.
They wrote this news item in response to the government's acceptance of
recommendations in the Finch Report 'Accessibility, sustainability,
excellence: how to expand access to research publications': This link will
take you to the Finch Report page - scroll down for some spirited and
innovative views on how more could be done to bring OA into academic
publishing: http://www.researchinfonet.org/publish/finch/
Hope this helps anyone interested!
Hannah
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 11:11:01 +0100
> From: Emanuil Tolev <emanuil.tolev at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [okfn-discuss] [Open-access] Ross Mounce (Panton Fellow)
> on BBC about Open Access
> To: Open Knowledge Foundation discussion list
> <okfn-discuss at lists.okfn.org>
> Cc: Ross Mounce <ross.mounce at gmail.com>, Mike Taylor
> <mike at indexdata.com>
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> On 3 October 2012 08:27, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> > I'd be interested in hearing more about humanities research and open
> >> access if anyone on these lists is involved in these areas. I got the
> >> impression from talking with some of those concerned afterwards that
> >> humanities academics are very drawn to *paper* copies of journals, and
> this
> >> thus increases the cost of publishing for them.
> >>
> >
> > Yes - if you want to contunue with the ways of the past it costs more
> > money.
> >
> >>
> >> Paper journals are irrelevant to me and my research - they are 20th
> >> century reminders of how research used to be distributed. All I need i=
s
> >> research distributed via the internet to be read on computers, tablets=
,
> >> phones, and other devices and hence I feel the cost of publishing
> research
> >> need only be very small. I suspect the difference of opinion encounter=
ed
> >> was based around this.
> >>
> >>
> > And the disconnection of cost from value. This is something that perhap=
s
> > we should try to identify and formalize. Thus eveyrone can *read* physi=
cs
> > in the archive. It then "has to be" published in paper. Why? (a) to
> provide
> > a formal record - but a national library could do that for a fraction o=
f
> > the costs and (b) to give a formal label/score of approval. That's the
> main
> > problem.
> >
>
> I wonder if there aren't any further .. emotional (or sentimental, if you
> will) reasons for this attitude we ascribe to Humanities researchers. Wha=
t
> if they just like reading from a paper and feel that their research has a
> special connection to that medium?
>
>
> > PS Since I didn't get to mention it on air: it's Open Access Week soon!
> >> 22-28 October: http://www.openaccessweek.org/ Help celebrate & rais=
e
> >> awareness of OA!
> >
> > Yes - but what actually is it? what are we meant to do? Last time I tri=
ed
> > to contribute and got essentially zero feedback. Is it just a PR exerci=
se
> > for the mainstream OA community.
> >
> > I do not get a feeling of Openness in the same way as I do for other Op=
en
> > events.
> >
> >>
> >> Looks like Document Freedom Day or similar things. As in, it's not an
> *event*, it's whatever the community makes it. (And "the community" =3D
> whoever knows about this week and has the knowledge and inclination to
> create an event in their environment.)
>
> Greetings,
> Emanuil
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> From: "Dan Scott" <dan.scott at socialsciencesdirectory.com>
> Subject: [okfn-discuss] Hearing more about humanities research and
> open access
> To: "'Open Knowledge Foundation discussion list'"
> <okfn-discuss at lists.okfn.org>, <pm286 at cam.ac.uk>
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> Dear Peter
>
>
>
> In answer to your question, I worked in subscription publishing and becam=
e
> so infuriated with its iniquities that I set out to provide an alternativ=
e,
> as outlined below.
>
>
>
> On September 24th, the first issue of Social Sciences Directory
> <http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/index> was
> published and it will be followed shortly by Humanities Directory
> <http://humanitiesdirectory.com/index.php/humanitiesdirectory/index> .
> These
> are new multi-disciplinary publications, which aim to revolutionise
> scholarly publishing by providing quality, affordable content without the
> barrier of subscription paywalls. Our approach is modern and progressive,
> whilst adhering to recognised publishing standards. I am writing to ask i=
f
> you will help us to disseminate information by passing on details to your
> members, and by doing so benefiting the faculty, researchers, students an=
d
> librarians of your membership?s institutions by increasing the reach and
> speed of their research output. We would also be delighted to talk to you=
r
> association or society directly about possible publishing partnerships.
>
>
>
> We aim to
>
> ? capture the best of international research across the disciplin=
es
> of social sciences and arts & humanities
>
> ? conduct peer-review and publish papers in online formats
>
> ? facilitate discussion and information sharing through discussio=
n
> platforms
>
> ? augment research content with valuable additional reading
> materials such as dissertations, reviews, presentations and reports
>
>
>
> Our first issue contains papers on
>
> ? Successful transition to retirement in Australia
> <http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/article/view/19>
>
> ? Knowledge, attitude and belief of pregnant women towards safe
> motherhood in a rural Indian setting
> <http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/article/view/23>
>
> ? Gender equality in the workplace: the perceptive reality
> <http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/article/view/24>
>
>
>
> Our philosophy is that research in one field can also have applications i=
n
> areas of research beyond that intended and the inter-disciplinary nature =
of
> a large collection of work ? spanning the boundaries of subject and state=
-
> will help to cross-fertilise ideas. Open access publishing provides
> significant benefits for authors and readers alike in speeding up the tim=
e
> to publication and dissemination, author copyright retention and providin=
g
> value-for-money for taxpayers. We aim to publish a regular schedule of
> research going forwards.
>
>
>
> We recognise the difficulty in moving from traditional journal publishing
> to
> new forms. You want to be able to trust that the publication maintains
> quality standards and maximises dissemination of your department?s work. =
We
> also firmly believe that Social Sciences Directory addresses many of the
> flaws within the scholarly publishing industry and can provide better
> levels
> of service. Submissions have been received from the UK, Australia, France=
,
> Brazil, Ethiopia, India and Kenya, whilst editors and reviewers from all
> over the world have offered their services, demonstrating an appetite and
> widespread support for the initiative. We hope that you will support our
> cause, will encourage your members to consider us when choosing where to
> publish and, if possible, mention Social Sciences Directory and Humanitie=
s
> Directory on your website.
>
>
>
> Yours sincerely
>
> Dan Scott MA, BA (Hons)
>
> Director
>
> Social Sciences Directory Limited
>
> T: +44 (0)1423 326 257
>
> M: +44 (0)770 381 2042
>
>
>
> www.socialsciencesdirectory.com
>
> <http://www.humanitiesdirectory.com> www.humanitiesdirectory.com
>
> READ IT. WRITE IT. CITE IT.
>
>
>
> Social Sciences Directory is an affiliate member of the Open Access
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>
> Dan Scott will be a speaker at the Munin open access conference
> <http://www.ub.uit.no/baser/ocs/index.php/Munin/MC7/schedConf/program> a=
t
> the University of Troms?, Norway (21-23 November 2012).
>
> <http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/article/view/33>
> Call for papers.
>
> Press release
> <
> http://socialsciencesblog.co.uk/index.php/2012/09/23/press-release-poache=
r-
>
> turns-gamekeeper-issue-gold-open-access-publisher-social-sciences-directo=
ry-
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> From: okfn-discuss-bounces at lists.okfn.org
> [mailto:okfn-discuss-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of Emanuil Tolev
> Sent: 04 October 2012 11:11
> To: Open Knowledge Foundation discussion list
> Cc: Ross Mounce; Mike Taylor
> Subject: Re: [okfn-discuss] [Open-access] Ross Mounce (Panton Fellow) on
> BBC
> about Open Access
>
>
>
>
>
> On 3 October 2012 08:27, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> I'd be interested in hearing more about humanities research and open acce=
ss
> if anyone on these lists is involved in these areas. I got the impression
> from talking with some of those concerned afterwards that humanities
> academics are very drawn to *paper* copies of journals, and this thus
> increases the cost of publishing for them.
>
>
> Yes - if you want to contunue with the ways of the past it costs more
> money.
>
>
>
>
> Paper journals are irrelevant to me and my research - they are 20th centu=
ry
> reminders of how research used to be distributed. All I need is research
> distributed via the internet to be read on computers, tablets, phones, an=
d
> other devices and hence I feel the cost of publishing research need only =
be
> very small. I suspect the difference of opinion encountered was based
> around
> this.
>
>
>
>
>
> And the disconnection of cost from value. This is something that perhaps =
we
> should try to identify and formalize. Thus eveyrone can *read* physics in
> the archive. It then "has to be" published in paper. Why? (a) to provide =
a
> formal record - but a national library could do that for a fraction of th=
e
> costs and (b) to give a formal label/score of approval. That's the main
> problem.
>
>
>
> I wonder if there aren't any further .. emotional (or sentimental, if you
> will) reasons for this attitude we ascribe to Humanities researchers. Wha=
t
> if they just like reading from a paper and feel that their research has a
> special connection to that medium?
>
>
>
> PS Since I didn't get to mention it on air: it's Open Access Week soon!
> 22-28 October: http://www.openaccessweek.org/ Help celebrate & raise
> awareness of OA!
>
> Yes - but what actually is it? what are we meant to do? Last time I tried
> to
> contribute and got essentially zero feedback. Is it just a PR exercise fo=
r
> the mainstream OA community.
>
> I do not get a feeling of Openness in the same way as I do for other Open
> events.
>
>
>
> Looks like Document Freedom Day or similar things. As in, it's not an
> *event*, it's whatever the community makes it. (And "the community" =3D
> whoever knows about this week and has the knowledge and inclination to
> create an event in their environment.)
>
>
>
> Greetings,
>
> Emanuil
>
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Apologies for cross-posting, but this may of interest to many on this list.=
..<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ---------=
-<br>From: <b class=3D"gmail_sendername">Hannah Burd</b> <span dir=3D"ltr">=
<<a href=3D"mailto:hannahxburd at gmail.com">hannahxburd at gmail.com</a>><=
/span><br>
Date: Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 1:14 PM<br>Subject: [okfn-discuss] Open Access in=
the Humanities and Social Sciences: the official response<br>To: <a href=
=3D"mailto:okfn-discuss at lists.okfn.org">okfn-discuss at lists.okfn.org</a><br>
<br><br><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Really exciting to hear about the Open =
Access debate looking
at the nuances between OA for natural vs. social sciences. If people are
interested in hearing the official response (not one that I necessarily agr=
ee with) to the moves toward OA in the
humanities and social sciences (HSS) in the UK, follow this link to the Bri=
tish
Academy website:=A0</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"http://www.britac.ac.uk/news/news.cfm/new=
sid/786" target=3D"_blank">http://www.britac.ac.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/786=
</a>=A0</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">(the British Academy is the national acad=
emy for British HSS, it has a fellowship of illustrious academics in these =
disciplines and has a reputation for being pretty conservative):</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">From this you will see that the establishment's =
main
worries are not just about an attachment to paper copies. They are concerne=
d about:</p>
<p></p><ul><li><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><span style=3D"font-size:=
7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0</span></span>=
<span>'rationing of publication and corresponding
damage to the UK research base' as resources for OA publishing are tigh=
t and likely
to become tighter.</span></li><li><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><span =
style=3D"font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">=A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0</span></span><span>'UK scholarship will risk becoming
provincialised' and our universities will be pushed down international =
rankings=92
- this doesn't seem to be based on concrete evidence or forecasting, bu=
t rather
on the observation that European and North American publishing systems are =
not
as far down the OA route as the UK (might they not become the provincial
ones?!), and</span></li><li><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><span style=
=3D"font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0</span></span><span>HSS 'Journal articles tend to be substantially
longer and to have longer half-lives' than natural sciences, so need a
different publishing model.</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">They wrote this news item in response to the governm=
ent's
acceptance of recommendations in the Finch Report 'Accessibility,
sustainability, excellence: how to expand access to research publications&#=
39;:
This link will take you to the Finch Report page - scroll down for some
spirited and innovative views on how more could be done to bring OA into
academic publishing: <a href=3D"http://www.researchinfonet.org/publish/finc=
h/" target=3D"_blank">http://www.researchinfonet.org/publish/finch/</a>
</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hope this helps anyone interested!</p></div><div>Han=
nah</div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 4 October 2012 11:31, <span=
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Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 11:11:01 +0100<br>
From: Emanuil Tolev <<a href=3D"mailto:emanuil.tolev at gmail.com" target=
=3D"_blank">emanuil.tolev at gmail.com</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [okfn-discuss] [Open-access] Ross Mounce (Panton Fellow)<br>
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On 3 October 2012 08:27, Peter Murray-Rust <<a href=3D"mailto:pm286 at cam.=
ac.uk" target=3D"_blank">pm286 at cam.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> I'd be interested in hearing more about humanities research and op=
en<br>
>> access if anyone on these lists is involved in these areas. I got =
the<br>
>> impression from talking with some of those concerned afterwards th=
at<br>
>> humanities academics are very drawn to *paper* copies of journals,=
and this<br>
>> thus increases the cost of publishing for them.<br>
>><br>
><br>
> Yes - if you want to contunue with the ways of the past it costs more<=
br>
> money.<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> Paper journals are irrelevant to me and my research - they are 20t=
h<br>
>> century reminders of how research used to be distributed. All I ne=
ed is<br>
>> research distributed via the internet to be read on computers, tab=
lets,<br>
>> phones, and other devices and hence I feel the cost of publishing =
research<br>
>> need only be very small. I suspect the difference of opinion encou=
ntered<br>
>> was based around this.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
> And the disconnection of cost from value. This is something that perha=
ps<br>
> we should try to identify and formalize. Thus eveyrone can *read* phys=
ics<br>
> in the archive. It then "has to be" published in paper. Why?=
(a) to provide<br>
> a formal record - but a national library could do that for a fraction =
of<br>
> the costs and (b) to give a formal label/score of approval. That's=
the main<br>
> problem.<br>
><br>
<br>
I wonder if there aren't any further .. emotional (or sentimental, if y=
ou<br>
will) reasons for this attitude we ascribe to Humanities researchers. What<=
br>
if they just like reading from a paper and feel that their research has a<b=
r>
special connection to that medium?<br>
<br>
<br>
> PS Since I didn't get to mention it on air: it's Open Access W=
eek soon!<br>
>> 22-28 October: <a href=3D"http://www.openaccessweek.org/" target=
=3D"_blank">http://www.openaccessweek.org/</a> =A0 =A0Help celebrate & =
raise<br>
>> awareness of OA!<br>
><br>
> Yes - but what actually is it? what are we meant to do? Last time I tr=
ied<br>
> to contribute and got essentially zero feedback. Is it just a PR exerc=
ise<br>
> for the mainstream OA community.<br>
><br>
> I do not get a feeling of Openness in the same way as I do for other O=
pen<br>
> events.<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> Looks like Document Freedom Day or similar things. As in, it's=
not an<br>
*event*, it's whatever the community makes it. (And "the community=
" =3D<br>
whoever knows about this week and has the knowledge and inclination to<br>
create an event in their environment.)<br>
<br>
Greetings,<br>
Emanuil<br>
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Dear Peter<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
In answer to your question, I worked in subscription publishing and became<=
br>
so infuriated with its iniquities that I set out to provide an alternative,=
<br>
as outlined below.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On September 24th, the first issue of Social Sciences Directory<br>
<<a href=3D"http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/index=
" target=3D"_blank">http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/=
index</a>> =A0was<br>
published and it will be followed shortly by Humanities Directory<br>
<<a href=3D"http://humanitiesdirectory.com/index.php/humanitiesdirectory=
/index" target=3D"_blank">http://humanitiesdirectory.com/index.php/humaniti=
esdirectory/index</a>> . These<br>
are new multi-disciplinary publications, which aim to revolutionise<br>
scholarly publishing by providing quality, affordable content without the<b=
r>
barrier of subscription paywalls. Our approach is modern and progressive,<b=
r>
whilst adhering to recognised publishing standards. I am writing to ask if<=
br>
you will help us to disseminate information by passing on details to your<b=
r>
members, and by doing so benefiting the faculty, researchers, students and<=
br>
librarians of your membership?s institutions by increasing the reach and<br=
>
speed of their research output. We would also be delighted to talk to your<=
br>
association or society directly about possible publishing partnerships.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
We aim to<br>
<br>
? =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 capture the best of international research across the dis=
ciplines<br>
of social sciences and arts & humanities<br>
<br>
? =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 conduct peer-review and publish papers in online formats<=
br>
<br>
? =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 facilitate discussion and information sharing through dis=
cussion<br>
platforms<br>
<br>
? =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 augment research content with valuable additional reading=
<br>
materials such as dissertations, reviews, presentations and reports<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Our first issue contains papers on<br>
<br>
? =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Successful transition to retirement in Australia<br>
<<a href=3D"http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/artic=
le/view/19" target=3D"_blank">http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/=
socscidir/article/view/19</a>><br>
<br>
? =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Knowledge, attitude and belief of pregnant women towards =
safe<br>
motherhood in a rural Indian setting<br>
<<a href=3D"http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/artic=
le/view/23" target=3D"_blank">http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/=
socscidir/article/view/23</a>><br>
<br>
? =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Gender equality in the workplace: the perceptive reality<=
br>
<<a href=3D"http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/artic=
le/view/24" target=3D"_blank">http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/=
socscidir/article/view/24</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Our philosophy is that research in one field can also have applications in<=
br>
areas of research beyond that intended and the inter-disciplinary nature of=
<br>
a large collection of work ? spanning the boundaries of subject and state -=
<br>
will help to cross-fertilise ideas. Open access publishing provides<br>
significant benefits for authors and readers alike in speeding up the time<=
br>
to publication and dissemination, author copyright retention and providing<=
br>
value-for-money for taxpayers. We aim to publish a regular schedule of<br>
research going forwards.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
We recognise the difficulty in moving from traditional journal publishing t=
o<br>
new forms. You want to be able to trust that the publication maintains<br>
quality standards and maximises dissemination of your department?s work. We=
<br>
also firmly believe that Social Sciences Directory addresses many of the<br=
>
flaws within the scholarly publishing industry and can provide better level=
s<br>
of service. Submissions have been received from the UK, Australia, France,<=
br>
Brazil, Ethiopia, India and Kenya, whilst editors and reviewers from all<br=
>
over the world have offered their services, demonstrating an appetite and<b=
r>
widespread support for the initiative. We hope that you will support our<br=
>
cause, will encourage your members to consider us when choosing where to<br=
>
publish and, if possible, mention Social Sciences Directory and Humanities<=
br>
Directory on your website.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Yours sincerely<br>
<br>
Dan Scott MA, BA (Hons)<br>
<br>
Director<br>
<br>
Social Sciences Directory Limited<br>
<br>
T: <a href=3D"tel:%2B44%20%280%291423%20326%20257" value=3D"+441423326257" =
target=3D"_blank">+44 (0)1423 326 257</a><br>
<br>
M: <a href=3D"tel:%2B44%20%280%29770%20381%202042" value=3D"+447703812042" =
target=3D"_blank">+44 (0)770 381 2042</a><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com" target=3D"_blank">www.so=
cialsciencesdirectory.com</a><br>
<br>
=A0<<a href=3D"http://www.humanitiesdirectory.com" target=3D"_blank">htt=
p://www.humanitiesdirectory.com</a>> <a href=3D"http://www.humanitiesdir=
ectory.com" target=3D"_blank">www.humanitiesdirectory.com</a><br>
<br>
READ IT. WRITE IT. CITE IT.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Social Sciences Directory is an affiliate member of the Open Access<br>
Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) <<a href=3D"http://oaspa.org/" =
target=3D"_blank">http://oaspa.org/</a>> .<br>
<br>
Dan Scott will be a speaker at the Munin open access conference<br>
<<a href=3D"http://www.ub.uit.no/baser/ocs/index.php/Munin/MC7/schedConf=
/program" target=3D"_blank">http://www.ub.uit.no/baser/ocs/index.php/Munin/=
MC7/schedConf/program</a>> =A0at<br>
the University of Troms?, Norway (21-23 November 2012).<br>
<br>
=A0<<a href=3D"http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/ar=
ticle/view/33" target=3D"_blank">http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.p=
hp/socscidir/article/view/33</a>><br>
Call for papers.<br>
<br>
Press release<br>
<<a href=3D"http://socialsciencesblog.co.uk/index.php/2012/09/23/press-r=
elease-poacher-turns-gamekeeper-issue-gold-open-access-publisher-social-sci=
ences-directory-launched/" target=3D"_blank">http://socialsciencesblog.co.u=
k/index.php/2012/09/23/press-release-poacher-<br>
turns-gamekeeper-issue-gold-open-access-publisher-social-sciences-directory=
-<br>
launched/</a>> .<br>
<br>
<br>
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<br>
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From: <a href=3D"mailto:okfn-discuss-bounces at lists.okfn.org" target=3D"_bla=
nk">okfn-discuss-bounces at lists.okfn.org</a><br>
[mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:okfn-discuss-bounces at lists.okfn.org" target=3D"_b=
lank">okfn-discuss-bounces at lists.okfn.org</a>] On Behalf Of Emanuil Tolev<b=
r>
Sent: 04 October 2012 11:11<br>
To: Open Knowledge Foundation discussion list<br>
Cc: Ross Mounce; Mike Taylor<br>
Subject: Re: [okfn-discuss] [Open-access] Ross Mounce (Panton Fellow) on BB=
C<br>
about Open Access<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 3 October 2012 08:27, Peter Murray-Rust <<a href=3D"mailto:pm286 at cam.=
ac.uk" target=3D"_blank">pm286 at cam.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
I'd be interested in hearing more about humanities research and open ac=
cess<br>
if anyone on these lists is involved in these areas. I got the impression<b=
r>
from talking with some of those concerned afterwards that humanities<br>
academics are very drawn to *paper* copies of journals, and this thus<br>
increases the cost of publishing for them.<br>
<br>
<br>
Yes - if you want to contunue with the ways of the past it costs more money=
.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Paper journals are irrelevant to me and my research - they are 20th century=
<br>
reminders of how research used to be distributed. All I need is research<br=
>
distributed via the internet to be read on computers, tablets, phones, and<=
br>
other devices and hence I feel the cost of publishing research need only be=
<br>
very small. I suspect the difference of opinion encountered was based aroun=
d<br>
this.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
And the disconnection of cost from value. This is something that perhaps we=
<br>
should try to identify and formalize. Thus eveyrone can *read* physics in<b=
r>
the archive. It then "has to be" published in paper. Why? (a) to =
provide a<br>
formal record - but a national library could do that for a fraction of the<=
br>
costs and (b) to give a formal label/score of approval. That's the main=
<br>
problem.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
I wonder if there aren't any further .. emotional (or sentimental, if y=
ou<br>
will) reasons for this attitude we ascribe to Humanities researchers. What<=
br>
if they just like reading from a paper and feel that their research has a<b=
r>
special connection to that medium?<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
PS Since I didn't get to mention it on air: it's Open Access Week s=
oon!<br>
22-28 October: <a href=3D"http://www.openaccessweek.org/" target=3D"_blank"=
>http://www.openaccessweek.org/</a> =A0 =A0Help celebrate & raise<br>
awareness of OA!<br>
<br>
Yes - but what actually is it? what are we meant to do? Last time I tried t=
o<br>
contribute and got essentially zero feedback. Is it just a PR exercise for<=
br>
the mainstream OA community.<br>
<br>
I do not get a feeling of Openness in the same way as I do for other Open<b=
r>
events.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Looks like Document Freedom Day or similar things. As in, it's not an<b=
r>
*event*, it's whatever the community makes it. (And "the community=
" =3D<br>
whoever knows about this week and has the knowledge and inclination to<br>
create an event in their environment.)<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Greetings,<br>
<br>
Emanuil<br>
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