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color=#0000ff size=2>What I try to do, upon request, is to e-mail any of
my papers to other countries and any others I have available from my library.Of
course what you are describing is not entirely or even partly due to the open
access project -- it is because your libraries are not funded properly. I am not
qualified to discuss that problem however.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> boai-forum-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk
[mailto:boai-forum-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Françoise
Salager-Meyer<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:50 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
boai-forum@ecs.soton.ac.uk<BR><B>Subject:</B> [BOAI] Re: Open Access Week 2010
declared for October 18 to 24 --Researchers challenged to demonstrate the impact
of OpenAccess on research and scholarship<BR><B>Importance:</B>
High<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=-1>Not so
in developing countries, Mr. Kleiman, where it is extremely difficult to have
access to the materials we need to conduct our research because our libraries
are almost empty (only subscribe to a few journals and not the top-notch ones
... and no books).</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff>Françoise Salager-Meyer</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff>(Universidad de Los Andes. Mérida.
Venezuela)</FONT></DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=-1>Most
research and scholarly publications are read by 'insiders' who for the most
part have open access through libraries and Fair Use. I am a researcher and
scholar and have access to anything published in the world. So what's the
point?</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=-1>Second
your practice of moderating e-mails is contrary to your stated goal of open
access.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=-1>Allen
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[mailto:boai-forum-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk]<B> On Behalf Of</B> Iryna
Kuchma<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 29, 2010 3:22 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
boai-forum<BR><B>Subject:</B> [BOAI] Open Access Week 2010 declared for
October 18 to 24 --Researchers challenged to demonstrate the impact of
OpenAccess on research and scholarship</FONT><BR><FONT face=Tahoma
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">[Forwarded message from<B> Jennifer
McLennan</B>]<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><BR>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<BR>April 28,
2010<BR><BR>For more information, contact:<BR>Jennifer McLennan<BR>(202)
296-2296 ext. 121<BR>jennifer [at] arl [dot] org<BR><BR>Open Access Week 2010
declared for October 18 to 24<BR>Researchers challenged to demonstrate the
impact of Open Access on research and scholarship<BR><BR>(Washington, DC) Open
Access Week, the global event to promote free, immediate, online access to
research now entering its fourth year, has been declared for October 18 to 24,
2010. Open Access Week is an opportunity for the worldwide academic and
research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open
Access (OA), to share what they've learned with colleagues, and to inspire
wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship
and research.<BR><BR>"Open Access Week has evolved from a one-day student
event on a dozen campuses to a truly global phenomenon," said Jennifer
McLennan, Open Access Week program director at SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing
and Academic Resources Coalition). "We've seen participation expand to include
hundreds of university and college campuses, research institutes, funding
agencies, libraries, and think tanks - all connecting the fast-growing global
momentum toward openness with the advancement of policy changes on the local
level." In 2009, Open Access Week spurred the announcement of actions
including expanded open-access publication funds, the adoption of
institution-wide open-access policies, and the release of new reports on the
societal and economic benefits of OA.<BR><BR>This year's OA Week preparations
kick off with a challenge to researchers from Dr. Philip E. Bourne, Professor
of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California San
Diego and Founding Editor-in-Chief of PLoS Computational Biology. In a video
posted to the OA Week Web site, Bourne calls upon scholars to think beyond
free and ready access to the literature - made possible by Open Access - and
consider how technology may be deployed to advance research, to truly mine the
increasing amount of available literature.<BR><BR>He says, "What I think
ultimately will be the main success of Open Access, is that you have the full
text of the literature in an XML format that can be analyzed and used by
computer. The idea that we'll be able to keep up with [the volume of
literature being published] is just untenable. To actually make full use of
the literature, we're going to require tools to help us." He challenges his
peers in the research community to surface efforts like SciVee (a new type of
learning experience that mashes up journal articles with rich media) and
UCSD's BioLit (an initiative to integrate database identifiers and rich
meta-data from open-access articles with biological databases) - both of which
"would not be possible without unbridled and free access to the
literature."</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><BR>Challenges like Dr. Bourne's, and
responses to them - experiences and projects that demonstrate the power of
Open Access to enable the Web and advance discovery - will be highlighted
across global efforts in conjunction with the Week. Details may be posted or
linked on the Open Access Week Web site by October 10, 2010.<BR><BR>The new
Open Access Week Web site, at <A
href="http://www.openaccessweek.org">http://www.openaccessweek.org</A>,
details how participants across sectors - from research funders and producers
to students and libraries - have taken advantage of the event to advance Open
Access, and offers ideas for 2010.<BR><BR>"There are a multitude of ways to
participate in OA Week," said Alma Swan, program adviser. "It can be as simple
as wearing a bright orange shirt or as complex as introducing a new OA policy.
OA Week may also be the chance to let your imagination have full rein and come
up with something ambitious, wacky, or fun."<BR><BR>Organizations and
individuals planning to participate or interested in more information about
Open Access Week 2010 should register now on the Web site for access to
regional and global contacts and resources.<BR><BR>Open Access Week is
organized by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources
Coalition), with expert guidance from an international panel of Open Access
leaders. Program advisers include: Subbiah Arunachalam (Centre for Internet
and Society, Bangalore), Leslie Chan (University of Toronto, Scarborough,
OASIS), Melissa Hagemann (Open Society Institute), Thomas Hickerson
(University of Calgary), Heather Joseph (SPARC), Iryna Kuchma (eIFL.net), Li
Lin (National Science Library, CAS), Donna Okubo (Public Library of Science),
Robin Peek (Open Access Directory, Simmons College), Carolina Rossini (Berkman
Center), Nick Shockey (Right to Research Coalition), Peter Suber (Berkman
Center, Earlham College, SPARC), Alma Swan (Key Perspectives Ltd, OASIS),
Ikuko Tsuchide (Digital Repository Federation, Japan), Xiaolin Zhang (National
Science Library, CAS).<BR><BR>For more information, visit the Open Access Week
Web site at <A
href="http://www.openaccessweek.org">http://www.openaccessweek.org</A>.<BR><BR>##<BR><BR>SPARC
(Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), with SPARC Europe and
SPARC Japan, is an international alliance of more than 800 academic and
research libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly
communication. SPARC's advocacy, educational, and publisher partnership
programs encourage expanded dissemination of research. SPARC is on the Web at
<A
href="http://www.arl.org/sparc">http://www.arl.org/sparc</A>.<BR><BR>-------------------------------------<BR>Jennifer
McLennan<BR>Director of Programs & Operations<BR>SPARC<BR><A
href="mailto:jennifer@arl.org">jennifer@arl.org</A><BR>(202) 296-2296
x121<BR>Fax: (202) 872-0884<BR>*******************************<BR>SPARC 2010
Digital Repositories Meeting<BR>November 8 & 9 - Baltimore, MD<BR><A
href="http://www.arl.org/sparc/media/09-0223.shtml">http://www.arl.org/sparc/media/09-0223.shtml</A><BR>*******************************<BR>Open
Access Week 2010<BR>October 18 - 24. Everywhere.<BR><A
href="http://www.openaccessweek.org">http://www.openaccessweek.org</A><BR>*******************************<BR><A
href="http://www.arl.org/sparc"><BR></A></BLOCKQUOTE>
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