Thomas, Could you please explain why you think ORCID is a step backwards? Yours is the first negative comment I've heard about it.
Thank you, Jeffrey Beall Jeffrey Beall, MA, MSLS, Associate Professor Scholarly Initiatives Librarian Auraria Library University of Colorado Denver 1100 Lawrence St. Denver, Colo. 80204 USA (303) 556-5936 jeffrey.be...@ucdenver.edu -----Original Message----- From: goal-boun...@eprints.org [mailto:goal-boun...@eprints.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Krichel Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 1:33 PM To: Global Open Access List (Successor of AmSci) Subject: [GOAL] Re: New Year's challenge for repository developers and managers: awesome cross-search Robert Hilliker writes > Further, as initiatives like ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor > ID) begin to get off the ground, there are opportunities for > repositories to play a key role in ensuring that these consortial > efforts help us to further the goals of the OA movement by enhancing > the accessibility of OA content and not just that of commercial > publishers and content providers. ORCID itself is not an open access initiative. It's a step backwards. Cheers, Thomas Krichel http://openlib.org/home/krichel http://authorprofile.org/pkr1 skype: thomaskrichel _______________________________________________ GOAL mailing list GOAL@eprints.org http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal _______________________________________________ GOAL mailing list GOAL@eprints.org http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal
