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
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> >-----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
> >
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> >Best wishes
> >Neil
> >
> >--
> >
> >Neil Jacobs <n.jacobs_at_jisc.ac.uk>
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