Hi Indeed it's systemic problem, but libraries ever had the best options to make the transition happen, simply because they have the money. I pointed out that here: http://www.0277.ch/ojs/index.php/cdrs_0277/article/view/48/129 <http://www.0277.ch/ojs/index.php/cdrs_0277/article/view/48/129>
I think with the library budget there comes power and responsibility. However libraries are totally unaware of this power (if coordinated) and often are not willing take responsibility. Best regards Christian > Am 03.07.2015 um 18:06 schrieb Y.Nobis <yn...@cam.ac.uk>: > > Hi all, > > I fail to see how this is a 'library made' problem in any sense. The issue > is that for many of us, our purchasing decisions are dictated to by our > faculty. Interestingly in the physical sciences at least, I am now being > asked to review (by academics) whether we should subscribe to journals at > all. > > Yvonne > > >> Thomas >> >> I don't think it's fair to say this is a problem made by libraries. It is >> a systemic problem which calls for systemic solutions. Part of the >> solution is to make OA more discoverable and this starts with systems >> such as RePEC being more user-friendly and clearly and simply exposing >> what is OA, instead of burying it among subscription-only contents. >> >> It's just too easy to single out one source of problem and claim that >> "it" only has the solution. We have lost this capacity to feel concerned >> individually and while we continue to be divided, large MNC continue to >> rule. Kudos to the Dutch's universities for grouping their efforts, I >> hope they succeed in getting a better deal. >> >> Éric >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: goal-boun...@eprints.org >> [mailto:goal-boun...@eprints.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Krichel Sent: >> July-03-15 8:14 AM To: Global Open Access List (Successor of AmSci) >> Subject: [GOAL] Re: Dutch begin their Elsevier boycott >> >> >> Danny Kingsley writes >> >>> Dutch universities have begun their boycott of Elsevier due to a >>> complete breakdown of negotiations over Open Access. >> >> I guess the Summer silly season is here. >> >>> As a first step in boycotting the publisher, the Association of >>> Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) has asked all scientists that >>> are editor in chief of a journal published by Elsevier to give up >>> their post. >> >> It would be very foolish indeed for any academic to give up such a >> prestigious post forever, presumably, to come in aid of a temporary, >> presumably, boycott, with no compensation from the boycotters. >> >>> If this way of putting pressure on the publishers does not work, the >>> next step would be to ask reviewers to stop working for Elsevier. >> >> This may have a small effect since reviewing for journals is a >> tedium to many academics. Dutch academics can use the boycott as as >> excuse not to review. But publishers can draw on a non-Dutch >> reviewers. >> >>> After that, scientists could be asked to stop publishing in Elsevier >>> journals. >> >> Good luck with that. As an academic you have to take submission >> decisions based on the likelihood to be in a good journal, not >> based on some boycott ideology. >> >> The whole strategy makes very little sense whatsoever from a >> theoretical perspective thinking about academics' incentives. And >> there is historical evidence that adds weight to the theoretical >> argument. Recall the Public Library of Science. Before it became a >> publishing business, it was a grass root group. It issued a similar >> boycott call. I can't find the text now. I guess they withdrew the >> text from public view. By my impression it was completely >> ineffective. >> >> Libraries have created, and continue to maintain the closed-access >> publication system by subscribing to journals. They should stop >> subscribing to journals and use the proceeds to fund open access >> publications. Publishers will get the same revenue stream but open >> access is achieved. >> >> In short: Stop bothering academics and publishers about a >> library-made problem. >> >> > > -- > Yvonne Nobis > > Head of Science Information Services > > Betty and Gordon Moore Library > Wilberforce Road, > Cambridge, CB3 0WD. > Tel : 01223 765673 > > Central Science Library > Bene't Street, > Cambridge CB2 3PY. > Tel (01223)334744 > > _______________________________________________ > GOAL mailing list > GOAL@eprints.org <mailto:GOAL@eprints.org> > http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal > <http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal>
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