[GOAL] Research Works Act, HR3699

2012-01-13 Thread Arthur Sale
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[GOAL] Re: Research Works Act, HR3699

2012-01-13 Thread CHARLES OPPENHEIM
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[GOAL] Research Works Act, HR3699

2012-01-13 Thread Arthur Sale
Research Works Act, HR3699   There is one aspect of the proposed Act HR3699 that is very interesting. It is an admission by the publishers involved that they do not at present have any intrinsic intellectual property right to control the disposition of the Version of

[GOAL] Pennsylvania State University Press says No to Research Works Act

2012-01-13 Thread Richard Poynder
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[GOAL] Can AAP Members stay neutral in the row over the Research Works Act?

2012-01-13 Thread Richard Poynder
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[GOAL] Re: Peer review, OA, etc.

2012-01-13 Thread Michael Smith
Jan- I just don't think the ArXiv model would work for archaeology. Part of the reason may be the heterogeneous nature of the field, which runs from hard science to interpretive humanities, and part may be the overall lower level of agreed-upon disciplinary standards (related to, but not

[GOAL] Re: Peer review, OA, etc.

2012-01-13 Thread Jan Velterop
Mike, I understand. The main point I was trying to make is that if and when we want or need a system of pre-publication peer review, we should be aware of the cost per article that that system entails. I compared a system built on pre-publication peer review (upwards of $2000 per article) with

[GOAL] Rockefeller University Press director opposes RWA

2012-01-13 Thread Peter Suber
[Forwarding from Mike Rossner, Executive Director of Rockefeller University Press.  --Peter Suber.] January 13, 2012   Representative Carolyn Maloney 2332 Rayburn HOB Washington, DC 20515-3214   Dear Representative Maloney,   I am the Executive Director of The Rockefeller University Press, a