[BOAI] Re: MIT Press does not support Research Works Act

[Wajih Alvi]

I also join in appreciating the leadership of Ellen Faran and MIT Press
Prof. Wajih A. AlviIslamic University of Science & TechnologyAwantipora, Pulwama, Kashmir (J&K)From: Peter Suber <peter.suber at Kudos and profound thanks to Ellen Faran and MIT Press for their leadership on this issue. 
gmail.com>Sent: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:29:47 To: SOAF post <sparc-oaforum at arl.org>, GOAL post <goal at eprints.org>, BOAI Forum post <boai-forum at ecs.soton.ac.uk>Subject: [BOAI] MIT Press does not support Research Works ActEllen Faran, Director of the MIT Press, has given me permission to share the following statement:"The AAP's press release on the Research Works Act does not reflect the position of the MIT Press; nor, I imagine, the position of many other scholarly presses whose mission is centrally focused on broad dissemination. We will not, however, withdraw from the AAP on this issue as we value the Association’s work overall and the opportunity to participate as a member of the larger and diverse publishing community."Comment: I believe MIT Press is the first AAP-member press to disavow the AAP position on the Research Works Act. Kudos and profound thanks to Ellen Faran and MIT Press for their leadership on this issue. 


Peter Suber
Director, Harvard Open Access Project
Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society
Senior Researcher, SPARC
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