On Planning vs. Speculation Concerning Open Access

From: David Goodman <David.Goodman_at_liu.edu>
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 13:42:33 +0100

Dear Stephan,

You have been rejecting some suggestions using the term "speculation"
as a self-sufficient argument.

It is obviously necessary to undertake some planning for the immediate
future; while in the distant future, so much may have happened that
detailed analysis now is truly only speculation.

Where do you, personally, draw the line between planning and speculation?
Other people may draw it differently. What do you consider the reasonable
range?

It will help others to understand, and avoid unnecessary argument if
you explain what you mean by it in chronological terms.

Yours,

Dr. David Goodman
Associate Professor
Palmer School of Library and Information Science
Long Island University
dgoodman_at_liu.edu
Received on Tue Oct 05 2004 - 13:42:33 BST