[GOAL] Re: Role of the Librarian in an Open Access world

[Stevan Harnad]

"There is no "Platinum" Road to OA" 
http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/6442.html

(And the "survey" is pretty amateurish and slanted.)

On 2012-04-20, at 10:28 AM, Beall, Jeffrey wrote:

> I have a quibble with one of the statements on the first page of this survey. It says,
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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.
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> --Jeffrey Beall
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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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> 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
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> [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
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> *Apologies for cross-posting*
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> 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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