A simple way to look at this is that authors, to achieve maximum flexibility
with respect to open access, should work up the value chain, not down.
The value chain (upwards), based on the cost-effort invested in the respective
output, in this case would be: IR-CR-publication.
The investment
Robert?s arguments for CR over IR do seem to rest on funders? service
requirements (rights management, format, version tracking) being best served
by a centralised locus of deposit. I can see the attraction of developing
processes with publishers that meet funder OA policies through facilitating
