Re: The Mandate of Open Access Institutional Repository Managers

From: Stevan Harnad <harnad_at_ecs.soton.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:39:47 -0400

On 2010-07-30, at 4:18 PM, leo waaijers wrote:

> Stevan Harnad wrote:
>> And my mandate, Charles (if you will permit me!) is to continue describing, as clearly and as concretely as I can, what it is that I take to be the mandate of repositories, repository managers, and repository managers -- and why.
> Is this a self-imposed mandate Stevan? If so, are we all entitled to define our own mandates?

Yes, self-imposed, Leo.

And, yes, we're all entitled to impose mandates on ourselves.

(Some, unfond of extended metaphors, might prefer to call it their "mission." Mine's been open access archivangelism 'lo these nigh on 20 years...)
Received on Fri Jul 30 2010 - 21:40:17 BST