Re: Self-Archiving Mandate: European Union's 7th Framework Programme

From: N. Miradon <nmiradon_at_YAHOO.FR>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:09:05 -0400

It is indeed very welcome that the European Commission is going to "test
open access for a variety of disciplines" [1]. This test of open access is
going to be pretty big, covering 10 billion euros-worth of research. Let us
hope that the "test" just evaluates the effects of OA on readership and
dissemination of information. Access is more important than citation [2].
I suppose that the test will be run some time after 2013, when the funded
projects have put in their reports. Put a note in your diary.
N Miradon
[1]
http://listserver.sigmaxi.org/sc/wa.exe?A2=ind08&L=american-scientist-open-access-forum&D=1&O=D&F=l&S=&P=66088
[2] http://www.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/337/jul31_1/a568#200526
Received on Mon Aug 25 2008 - 18:41:17 BST