[BOAI] Re: [sparc-oaforum] Role of the Librarian in an Open Access world

[Robin Peek]

I would like to remind everyone that the Open Access Directory does have a
recently updated list on OA Journal Business Models. Peter is right, author
pays is only 30%. We need to get this word out more broadly so please feel
free to redistribute.

http://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/OA_journal_business_models

Thanks, Robin Peek

On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 10:41 AM, Peter Suber <peter.suber at gmail.com> wrote:

> Jeffrey:  Yes.  It presuppose that all OA is gold OA, and that all OA
> journals charge author-side publication fees (when only 30% do so).
>
> I'm not a librarian, and therefore didn't open or take the survey. But if
> I had opened it, I would not have forwarded it.
>
>      Peter
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> On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 10:28 AM, Beall, Jeffrey <
> Jeffrey.Beall at ucdenver.edu> wrote:
>
>> I have a quibble with one of the statements on the first page of this
>> survey. It says, ****
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>> ** **
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>> At InTech we believe that open access publishing is an important
>> initiative helping the work of researchers reach the widest possible
>> audience. Open access (OA) is a new model that means authors pay a fee that
>> covers the costs of reviewing and publishing their work, which is then free
>> to access online for anyone around the world.****
>>
>> ** **
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>> This self-serving definition of open access is incomplete and misleading.
>> The definition given in the survey really only applies to *gold open
>> access*. There are additional types of open access, such as *green* and *
>> platinum*, that don't fit this definition. ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> --Jeffrey Beall****
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>> ** **
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>> Jeffrey Beall, Metadata Librarian / Assistant Professor
>> Auraria Library
>> University of Colorado Denver
>> 1100 Lawrence St.
>> Denver, Colo.  80204 USA
>> (303) 556-5936
>> jeffrey.beall at ucdenver.edu****
>>
>> ** **
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>> [image: Description: Description:
>> http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/departments/oiuc/brand/downloads/branddownloads/branddocuments/Logos-E-mail%20Signatures/emailSig_2campus.png]
>> ****
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>> ** **
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>> *From:* Peter Suber [mailto:peter.suber at gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Friday, April 20, 2012 7:36 AM
>> *To:* SOAF post; BOAI Forum post
>> *Subject:* [sparc-oaforum] Role of the Librarian in an Open Access world*
>> ***
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> [Forwarding from TBI Communications, via LibLicense.  --Peter Suber.]****
>>
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>> From: Jennie Johnson <jennie.johnson at tbicommunications.com>
>> Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:23:58 +0100
>>
>> *Apologies for cross-posting*
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> TBI are conducting an online survey on behalf of InTech - an Open
>> Access publisher - to gather information on the current and potential
>> future impact of Open Access on the role of the librarian and the
>> services you provide.
>>
>> Help us evaluate and share how the library community is responding to
>> this evolving business model by completing a short online
>> questionnaire at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/librarian_OA_survey.
>> The anonymous results will be made freely available, to help inform
>> the ongoing development of library services.
>>
>> We would also like to hear from any individuals who can spare 20
>> minutes for a brief telephone interview, to share the early results of
>> this survey and explore some of the issues in more detail. If you
>> would like to contribute your views, please contact:
>> jennie.johnson at tbicommunications.com
>>
>> All best wishes,
>>
>> Jennie Johnson, TBI Communications
>> Tel: +44 1865 875896****
>>
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