Dear Stevan,
I was only CCed to this email but I would like to comment on your
argument. I think that the flexibility that you suggested is very fine
for someone who sympathizes with Open Access, but not very fine for
someone who is on the front line defending Open Access. You are probably
right about the articles in scientific periodicals being strategically
more central than books (although that may not be true for some
disciplines in the Humanities, specially in Europe or Latin America) -
but it is certainly not strategic to publish a book about Open Access
without Open Access to it. This is something that our adversaries will
most certainly use against us - probably saying that even pro-OA authors
agree that the editorial filter offered by traditional publishing is
essential to providing reliability to academic articles etc.
Best,
Pablo Ortellado
Stevan Harnad wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Jul 2006, Rune Nilsen wrote:
>
>
>> Right question! Where is the OA verion? [of the Jacobs (ed) (2006)
>> book on OA]
>>
>
> Dear Rune,
>
> Your question is legitimate, and most of the chapters of the book
> *have* been self-archived by their authors (both of mine have, Alma's
> has, I'm sure Peter's has, etc.) but I have to point out that OA's
> primary target is the 2.5 million articles that appear in the world's
> 24,000 peer-reviewed journals, all those articles being, without
> exception, author give-aways, with the author seeking neither
> royalties nor fees, just research impact (i.e., usage and uptake).
>
> That is by no means true of all books, nor should it be: Many book
> authors will continue to want to write in the hope of receiving
> royalties, and to sign copyright agreements with their publishers
> that ensure that they receive royalties. Some (including me) think
> that even for books, making the online version accessible for free
> will enhance sales for narrow-spectrum books reporting research, but
> this is by no means a universal and it is not to be assumed that all
> or most book authors (or even book chapter authors) will want to
> self-archive.
>
> First things first: Let's keep our eyes on the (2.5 million)
> ball(s)...
>
> Stevan Harnad
>
>
>> Rune Nilsen
>> Professor International Health
>> University of Bergen
>> N-5021 Bergen Norway
>>
>> Tlph.: +4741479217
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-boai-forum_at_ecs.soton.ac.uk
>>> [mailto:owner-boai-forum_at_ecs.soton.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Jorge
>>> A. S. Machado
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 3:34 PM
>>> To: 'BOAI Forum'
>>> Cc: paort_at_uol.com.br; 'Gisele da Silva Craveiro'
>>> Subject: RES: [BOAI] OA book
>>>
>>> Is this book OA? Where is the online version?
>>>
>>> Jorge Machado
>>> Acesso Aberto Brasil
>>> www.acessoaberto.org
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Mensagem original-----
>>> De: owner-boai-forum_at_ecs.soton.ac.uk
>>> [mailto:owner-boai-forum_at_ecs.soton.ac.uk] Em nome de Peter Suber
>>> Enviada em: sexta-feira, 30 de junho de 2006 14:48
>>> Para: SPARC-OAForum_at_arl.org; boai-forum_at_ecs.soton.ac.uk
>>> Assunto: [BOAI] OA book
>>>
>>> [Forwarding from Neil Jacobs. --Peter.]
>>>
>>>
>>> Colleagues
>>>
>>> A new book, documenting the major strands and issues of open access,
>>> will be published 17th July.
>>>
>>> Jacobs, N., Eds. (2006) Open Access: Key Strategic, Technical and
>>> Economic Aspects. Chandos
>>>
>>> It covers the rationale, history, economics, technology and culture of
>>> open access, views from major stakeholders, updates from around the
>>> world, and visions of the future. The following authors have
>>> contributed:
>>>
>>> Alma Swan, Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Jean-Claude Guédon, Andrew Odlyzko,
>>> Michael Kurtz, Tim Brody, Chris Awre, Stevan Harnad, Arthur
>>> Sale, Robert
>>> Terry, Robert Kiley, Matthew Cockerill, Mary Waltham, Colin Steele, Leo
>>> Waaijers, Peter Suber, Frederick J. Friend, John Shipp, D. K. Sahu,
>>> Ramesh C. Parmar, Clifford Lynch, Nigel Shadbolt and Les Carr.
>>>
>>> Many of the chapters are, of course, available open access on the web.
>>>
>>> Further details of the book available at:
>>> http://www.chandospublishing.com/catalogue/record_detail.php?re
>>>
>> cordID=10
>>
>>> 3
>>>
>>> To pre-order a copy, please contact:
>>>
>>> Turpin Distribution Services Limited
>>> Pegasus Drive
>>> Stratton Business Park
>>> Biggleswade
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>>> U.K.
>>> Tel: +44 (0)1767 604951
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>>>
>>> Best wishes
>>> Neil
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Neil Jacobs <n.jacobs_at_jisc.ac.uk>
>>> JISC Executive, Beacon House, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1QU
>>> +44 (0)117 33 10772 / 07768 040179
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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