[GOAL] Re: Research Works Act H.R.3699: The Private Publishing Tail Trying Again To Wag The Public Research Dog

[Stevan Harnad]

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 5:13 AM, Thomas Krichel <krichel at openlib.org> wrote:

>  Stevan Harnad writes
>> Mike Eisen, in his splendid, timely op-ed article...
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/opinion/research-bought-then-paid-for.html
>  [wrote]: "Libraries should cut off their supply of money by canceling subscriptions."
>
>  Do you agree with this?

No, and I explained why, in my posting.

"...cancelling journals when their articles are not otherwise
accessible is not a
realistic option for institutional libraries (since their researchers
still need access to them). "

So why are you asking me this question?

Stevan Harnad