On Mon, 8 Dec 2003, John Unsworth wrote:
sh (1) The open-access movement is about journal-articles, not books.
Why isn't that an arbitrary distinction?
Because journal-articles are author give-aways and books are not.
Book authors seek royalties, article authors seek only research
impact.
UN meeting urged to back open access science
David Dickson 7 December 2003
http://www.scidev.net/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=readnewsitemid=1135language=1
I recommend this article as an excellent insight into the politics
affecting open access at a high level. Anyone who has followed the efforts
