GOAL: [Please excuse any cross-posting] Open Letter(s) on Open Access releases as a 'working paper' its first Open Letter. This one provides commentary on how open are the 48 sources cited in a survey article published in *Lancet* on Alzhiemer's research in China. It's an example of commenting on to what extent authors of highly regarded works have taken steps to provide open access to their research.
We've clicked on the OA button for any of these cited sources which are closed or which are shared in ways that we consider problematic. So individual authors are likely to receive specific appeals for their authors to make their articles sustainably accessible. The Open Letter(s) on Open Access will release two more Open Letters in the next few weeks: one about a set of award winning articles in Sociology, and another about award winners in the humanities. These are meant to show examples of how to shine a light on how academics share important articles. Any comments or suggestions are welcome. -John Dove _________________ John G. Dove, personal e-mail johngd...@gmail.com PS: Want to see what I call an "Open Web Smart-Link"? Check out my article in *Learned Publishing:* "Full Discovery: What is the publisher's role?". Since it was one of the dozen most-downloaded articles in *Learned Publishing*, Wiley provided me with a link to a version that can be read without hitting the usual paywall: http://rdcu.be/QFCO. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Ingrid Becker <scholc...@lists.ala.org> Date: Wed, Oct 10, 2018 at 6:10 PM Subject: [SCHOLCOMM] Follow-up on Open Letter(s) on Open Access - first public letter To: <scholc...@lists.ala.org> Hello all, Thanks to everyone who took a look at the OLOA project plan I shared last week! As a follow-up, I wanted to also share a version of one of our first Open Letters, which focuses on the availability of a set of resources related to Alzheimer's research. As with the project plan, I invite you to read, comment, circulate, and get in touch with any questions, ideas, opportunities for collaboration, or other feedback. You can view the letter here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FKtVSlWHtruMofx4yMhKVaGao3U4SRbOlbA0MAjJNvM/edit?usp=sharing> . And for anyone interested that didn't catch my previous message, you are welcome to check out the project plan <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1unWpSj2ZqBbbGzgOT3ELu26hqDypKtcp_bh_slqfCQA/edit?usp=sharing> for context. Thanks again & All Best, Ingrid -- Ingrid Becker Doctoral Candidate Department of English Language and Literature University of Chicago
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