[GOAL] Re: Why should publishers agree to Green OA?

[Peter Murray-Rust]

On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 12:15 PM, THE DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSAL ACCESS,
ELSEVIER wrote:

>  Hi David,****
>
> ** **
>
> What I really liked about the Finch Report is that it points a way forward
> that can enable different stakeholders to work together constructively to
> widen access.  Changes would be required from all stakeholders, but we
> would all get further faster by working together.  I know it will be
> controversial, perhaps especially so on this list, but is it perhaps time
> to explore opportunities to work *with* publishers?****
>
> **
>

It's not controversial for me. Most publishers have blown their chance to
work with anyone. Elsevier have already wasted years of my research effort
in mumble. For me the value of this list is that it addresses the problems
that publishers create and tries to solve them without the publishers.

-- 
Peter Murray-Rust
Reader in Molecular Informatics
Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry
University of Cambridge
CB2 1EW, UK
+44-1223-763069
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