Stevan does not allow for the way in which the questioning by the Members of the Science and Technology Committee drove the course of the oral evidence session. We were not invited to make an opening statement which would have provided the kind of balanced overview of OA Stevan wishes we had given.
Both Peter Fox and I managed to mention the words "institutional repositories" even though we were not asked about them, and I brought open access (in general) into the conversation a couple of times when the question did not require me to do so. I have also been sent a follow-up question about self-archiving to which I will be making a written reply. My impression is that the MPs are not ignoring self-archiving even if their agenda is not as balanced as Stevan would wish, and - just to put the record straight - I do give my full support to self-archiving. Fred Friend xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Frederick J. Friend OSI Open Access Advocate JISC Consultant Honorary Director Scholarly Communication UCL E-mail [email protected] Mail address: The Chimes, Cryers Hill Road, High Wycombe, England HP15 6JS Telephone +44 1494 563168 or +44 7747 627738 (mobile) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
