July 2004 | Main | September 2004
August 25, 2004
ASERL Joins Alliance for Taxpayer Access
'ASERL is proud to be part of the Alliance for Taxpayer Access', stated ASERL Board President, Barbara Dewey of the University of Tennessee. 'American taxpayers have supported NIH-funded research for decades but economic constraints are increasingly impeding access to the results of that research. Today, we are asking for the results of these investments to be made freely available to taxpayers through an open access archive. Our faculty, students, and the general public would all benefit from this access.'
Read the Press Release>>
Posted by Donna Braquet at 06:04 PM
August 13, 2004
Action Alert: Public Funded Research
Find out how you can help the NIH and its recommendation for open access to tax-payer funded research. Visit SPARC's (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) page on the issue.
Posted by Donna Braquet at 12:36 PM
August 06, 2004
BioMed Central to consult funders and librarians over Open Access payment model
BioMed central press release:
"In this new environment of Open Access publishing our business model is still evolving. At BioMed Central we believe we need the advice and involvement of the community to help us with important issues such as payment models to ensure the continued success of Open Access publishing. We hope that this consultation will allow us to explore how to channel funds to pay for Open Access publishing in the future - in a way that truly fits the needs of the community."
Posted by admin at 10:50 PM
August 05, 2004
Elsevier on Open Access
Crispin Davis, Chief Executive of Elsevier states the following in a recent article:
"Reed Elsevier faces a potential challenge from a movement to make scientific journals freely available, widely known as the "open access" model. It said there has been "much comment but little market impact".
"There are no real indications at the moment that the market is changing significantly," Davis said. "After five years, 99 percent of our customers are saying they're comfortable with the existing model. If that changes it's up to us to adapt."
Posted by Donna Braquet at 09:49 AM