[open-science] [Open-access] Elsevier: some facts, by Tim Gowers

[Michelle Brook]

And just to say, I would love to see more posts on the open access blog about the state of open access in various countries, and various initiatives taking place.

I think we can all learn a lot from each other :-)

Drop me a line if you would be up for this...

Michelle 

> On 25 Apr 2014, at 08:37, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
> Fantastic , Tom! Other countries will look to follow your lead.
> 
> 
>> On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 8:24 AM, Michelle Brook <michelle.brook at okfn.org> wrote:
>> Oh that's great news Tom! Please keep us all updated :-D
>> 
>>> On 25 Apr 2014, at 08:17, Everton Zanella Alvarenga <everton.alvarenga at okfn.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> At the Brazilian mailing lists people are trying to figure out our numbers.
>>> 
>>> I hope someone can use our very recent access to information law to approach more precise numbers. :)
>>> 
>>> Tom
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 2014-04-24 23:49 GMT-07:00 Michelle Brook <michelle.brook at okfn.org>:
>>>> I'd love to see if similar data can be captured worldwide, where freedom of information acts/ similar legislation is in place & relevant.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for looking into Hong Kong Scott :-)
>>>> 
>>>> Michelle
>>>> 
>>>> > On 25 Apr 2014, at 07:35, Bjoern Brembs <b.brembs at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > As I commented on Gowers' post, these figures (not by publisher but by library) are open knowledge in Germany:
>>>> >
>>>> > http://www.hbz-nrw.de/angebote/dbs/
>>>> >
>>>> > German libraries spent in 2011
>>>> >
>>>> >    170 million € on books
>>>> >    130 million € on subscriptions
>>>> >
>>>> > http://blogarchive.brembs.net/comment-n900.html
>>>> >
>>>> > Here the link to an English overview for 2012 (2013 is still in the works):
>>>> >
>>>> > http://www.hbz-nrw.de/dokumentencenter/produkte/dbs/aktuell/auswertungen/gesamt/dbs_gesamt_engl_12.pdf
>>>> > These figures are broken down in different sections in several documents - but all of these are in German only.
>>>> >
>>>> > Bjoern
>>>> >
>>>> >> On Thursday, April 24, 2014, 11:47:22 PM, you wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Thanks Peter - looping the open access working group into this discussion.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >> Michelle
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >> On 24 April 2014 19:29, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Michelle Brook has written a very good overview of this
>>>> >> (http://access.okfn.org/2014/04/24/the-cost-of-academic-publishing/)
>>>> >> which you should read first.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 5:43 PM, Mark Wainwright
>>>> >> <mark.wainwright at okfn.org> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Hi all,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Tim Gowers has written a new post in which he tries to establish some
>>>> >> facts that might bear on the Open Access debate. It's long but
>>>> >> excellent.
>>>> >
>>>> >> http://gowers.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/elsevier-journals-some-facts/
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Mark
>>>> >>
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