[GOAL] Re: Quo vadere?

2016-01-06 Thread Arthur Sale
Stevan and others, response interspersed. Arthur From: goal-boun...@eprints.org [mailto:goal-boun...@eprints.org] On Behalf Of Stevan Harnad Sent: Tuesday, 5 January 2016 10:21 AM To: Global Open Access List (Successor of AmSci) Subject: [GOAL] Re: Quo vadere? On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 5:19

[GOAL] Re: Quo vadere?

2016-01-06 Thread Arthur Sale
Jan I gave some statistics in an earlier email. I see no reason why the University of Tasmania situation is unique, but it may be influenced by our relatively small size (hence quick decisions), high research performance, and being the only higher education university in the State. Less dive

[GOAL] Re: Quo vadere?

2016-01-06 Thread Stevan Harnad
On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 12:24 AM, Arthur Sale wrote: > Christian Gutknecht wrote: > > I really like the idea to let researchers feel that subscription is an > outdated model. And an easy way to do that without upsetting them too much, > is to cancel subscriptions and get rid of the Big Deals. > >

[GOAL] Looking for a guest post author

2016-01-06 Thread Nadia
Dear participants, I wonder if anyone here feels like contributing a guest post for dnadigest.org addressing Open Access. It should be rather short (max 800 words) and explain the concept of OA for the general public: - what is the OA movement - when, why and how it started - what problem(s) it w

[GOAL] Is there one place to look for high-level overview of state of OA?

2016-01-06 Thread Heather Morrison
There is a very great deal going on around the world in the transition to open access, which is wonderful to see. Does anyone know if there is a single source that one can turn to in order to be sure to be advised of at least the most significant developments? One reason I participate in the GOA

[GOAL] Re: OUP paywalls to the back files of the print journals of a scientific society

2016-01-06 Thread Michael Carroll
Dear Tom, Interesting. I read the agreement to first give OUP a very broad exclusive license. Although not as clear as it should be, if the author pays the fee, then OUPl grants to the public the CC license chosen by the author. (It has to work this way because the author transferred the nec

[GOAL] Re: Is there one place to look for high-level overview of state of OA?

2016-01-06 Thread Bill O'Brien
Hello All, One good source, a free collaborative effort between ALPSP and Copyright Clearance Center is here at the Open Access Resource Center; http://www.copyright.com/oarc/ -Original Message- From: goal-boun...@eprints.org [mailto:goal-boun...@eprints.org] On Behalf Of Heather Morr

[GOAL] Review of Australian Copyright Law

2016-01-06 Thread Arthur Sale
Can I alert this list to an impending review of Australian Copyright law: 'We are seeking your feedback on draft changes designed to simplify and modernise our copyright laws to make them easier for the disability, educational, libraries and archives sectors.' Further (my highlights): "Consult