Crisis everywhere these days not only on the market but now even within the OA movement.
BioMed Central is bought by Springer and our beloved chairman is criticized! Barbara Kirsop's advise known from political and religious history as not the ultimate one even if it is "normal practice" even todayl. Steven Harnad should step back but of course not remove himself from the list. We need Steven even when he is deadly wrong. Jan barbara kirsop wrote: > Events have overtaken the message I was about to send in the hope of > ending this damaging exchange. I planned to say the following: > > 'This exchange of messages is damaging to the List and to OA itself. I > would like to suggest that those unhappy with any aspect of its operation > merely remove themselves from the List. This is the normal practice.' > > A 'vote' is unnecessary and totally inappropriate. > > Barbara -- De åsikter som framförs här är mina personliga och inte ett uttryck för Göteborgs universitets- biblioteks hållning Opinions expressed here are my own and not that of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek Jan Szczepanski Förste bibliotekarie Goteborgs universitetsbibliotek Box 222 SE 405 30 Goteborg, SWEDEN Tel: +46 31 7861164 Fax: +46 31 163797 E-mail: jan.szczepan...@ub.gu.se
