On Thu, 8 Jan 2004, Stevan Harnad wrote [in part]: >[sh]> If you have the money to publish *one* article in >[sh]> PLoS ($1500) you have more than enough money to set >[sh]> up at least one eprint archive. (Kepler OAI >[sh]> "archivelets" might be an even cheaper solution: >[sh]> http://www.dlib.org/dlib/april01/maly/04maly.html ).
I did set up, in June 2001, the original version of a Kepler archivelet. However, the original Kepler Search Service, where my eprints were cached, is no longer supported by the research group at Old Dominion University. So, the stability of the server that supported the archivelet did become an issue. FYI, the current home page for Kepler is at: http://kepler.cs.odu.edu:8080/kepler/index.html At the bottom of this page is a link labeled: "What happened to the previous version of Kepler?", http://kepler.cs.odu.edu:8080/kepler/previous-kepler.html If one follows this link, the page obtained includes this paragraph: "The first version of Kepler as described in D-Lib Magazine 7(4) is no longer functioning. Users of old Kepler are urged to upgrade to the new archivelet. The publications that were previously uploaded via old Kepler are available in the test group section." There's a link to the "test group", but clicking on it has yielded, on several occasions, only a 404 (not available) error message. So, my experiment with the first version of Kepler was an interesting one, but I've decided not to repeat it with a "new archivelet". One experience with instability of the host server was enough for me. In my previous message, I also asked for advice about self-archiving a current eprint of mine (it's *not* about electronic publishing, it's an invited commentary about cancer-related electronic support groups). It's currently in preprint form, and I'd prefer not to self-archive it until it's in postprint form. As I mentioned in my previous message, I'm retaining copyright, and the right to self-archive the postprint version (if it's accepted for publication, after peer-review by the toll-access journal to which it's been submitted). But, where to self-archive the postprint? As I mentioned previously, my university has a "community"- based eprint repository, but I'm not a member of any of the current "communities". (BTW, the new Kepler archivelets are also, I believe, "community"-based). My eprint also isn't suitable for the Quantitative Biology section of the arXiv repository. What about CogPrints? Stevan responded: >[sh]> Does it not look compatible with any of the following >[sh]> existing CogPrints subject categories? >[sh]> http://cogprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/view/subjects/ >[sh]> >[sh]> * Electronic Publishing >[sh]> o Archives (34) >[sh]> o Copyright (12) >[sh]> o Economics (21) >[sh]> o Peer Review (16) No, it doesn't. However, it does contain a section about Internet research ethics (in the context of research involving cancer-related electronic support groups). So, maybe it might not be entirely ridiculous to include it in this CogPrints subject category: * Philosophy o Ethics (18) Jim Till University of Toronto