[Wikimedia-l] Crisis of conscience Fwd: [REA]

2013-03-29 Thread Everton Zanella Alvarenga
Good example. -- Forwarded message -- From: Barbara Dieu Date: 2013/3/27 Subject: [REA] Crisis of conscience To: rea-li...@googlegroups.com Entire library journal editorial board resigns, citing 'crisis of conscience' after death of Aaron Swartz In a dramatic show of support f

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Crisis of conscience Fwd: [REA]

2013-04-01 Thread rupert THURNER
it seems that CEO of taylor & francis, Roger Horton [2], wanted to charge nearly 3000 USD to publish an article accessible without paywall in their "journal of library administration" [0]. they belong to informa, with its CEO, Peter Rigby [1]. would 3000 usd in future be then a fair price the wiki

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Crisis of conscience Fwd: [REA]

2013-04-01 Thread Dariusz Jemielniak
hi, as far as I know, these prices are not established basing on the cost side, but the opportunity to charge scholars (who can often justify 3k expense in a larger grant budget). All this business is quite shady and despicable in many cases (when the publishers do not offer anything in exchange,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Crisis of conscience Fwd: [REA]

2013-04-01 Thread David Goodman
The entire editorial board resigned over the way the publisher was doing it, and that it indicates the true meaning of such a precedent. On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 6:58 AM, Dariusz Jemielniak wrote: > hi, > > as far as I know, these prices are not established basing on the cost side, > but the oppo