[GOAL] Re: Definition of OA and its Priorities and Obstacles

[Stevan Harnad]

> JV:  "the definition of OA... is being changed... instead of any OA achievements
> being measured against the goal that has been set"

The 2002 BOAI definition was refined in 2008 to name its two constituents:

http://www.earlham.edu/%7Epeters/fos/newsletter/08-02-08.htm#gratis-libre

For a measure of relative growth of Green OA and Gold OA, Gratis and Libre,
see the following. 

Almost all the Green OA to date and most of the Gold OA is Gratis OA rather 
than Libre OA:

http://openaccess.eprints.org/index.php?/archives/905-Finch-Fiasco-in-Figures.html

> JV: "whilst what has been, and can be, achieved with self-archiving is a
> most important step towards the ultimate goal of Open Access, the
> goal is not quite achievable that way"

Gratis OA can be achieved directly via Gratis Green OA mandates. 

Libre OA and Gold OA cannot be achieved directly via Gratis Green 
OA mandates, but are very likely to follow after we have universal 
Gratis Green OA mandates.

> JV: "the Open Access of 'gold' is according to the BOAI definition,
> and most of the open access of 'green' isn't"

Almost all the Green OA to date and most of the Gold OA is Gratis 
OA rather than Libre OA.

> JV: Anybody can now call just about any publishing or repository
> offering Open Access

No, one can call it Gratis OA if it is free online access and Libre OA 
if it is free online access plus various re-use rights.

Stevan Harnad
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