[GOAL] Re: Scholarly Publishing: Where is Plan B?

[Peter Suber]

On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 3:51 AM, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 4:46 AM, Stevan Harnad <amsciforum at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 3:19 AM, Richard Poynder <
>> ricky at richardpoynder.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> To the intense joy of OA advocates, Elsevier announced Monday that it has
>>> withdrawn its support for the controversial US Research Works Act.
>>
>> [...]
> I take no joy in the total silence of organised academia - not a squeak of
> comment and support from any major university or library leader.
>

Sorry, I can't let this pass. Far from "total silence", an admirable number
of universities, libraries, and organizations representing academia
publicly opposed the Research Works Act. See my list, which includes links
to their public statements.
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Notes_on_the_Research_Works_Act

Here's a breakdown of the academic institutions by category:

*Among universities:  *Arizona State University, University of Arkansas, Auburn
University, Brown University, University of California System, University
of Central Florida, University of Cincinnati, Clemson University, University
of Colorado - Boulder, Columbia University, University of Connecticut, Cornell
University, Dakota State University, Florida State University, Georgia
State University, Harvard University, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, Indiana University, University of Iowa, Johns Hopkins
University, University of Kansas, University of Kentucky, University of
Louisville, University of Maryland, University of Massachusetts -
Amherst, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, Michigan State
University, Michigan
Technological University, University of Minnesota, University of Nebraska
at Lincoln, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, University of North
Carolina - Greensboro, North Carolina State University, Northern Illinois
University, Ohio State University, University of Oregon, University of
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University, University of Pittsburgh, Portland
State University, Purdue University, Rutgers University, South Dakota
School of Mines and Technology, South Dakota State University, Southern
Illinois University - Carbondale, Stanford University, State University of
New York - Albany, State University of New York - Buffalo, State University
of New York - Stony Brook, University of South Dakota, University of
Utah, Vanderbilt
University, University of Virginia, University of Washington, Washington
University - St. Louis, Wayne State University, the University of Wisconsin
- Madison.

*Among libraries and library associations:  *American Association of Law
Libraries, American Library Association, Association of Academic Health
Sciences Libraries, Association of College and Research Libraries,
Association of Research Libraries, Greater Western Library
Alliance, Progressive Librarians Guild, Scholarly Publishing & Academic
Resources Coalition (SPARC), Society of American Archivists, State
University of New York Council of Library Directors, and the William A.
Wise Law Library at the University of Colorado Law School.

*Among other organizations representing academia:  *American Association of
State Colleges and Universities, American Association of University
Professors, American Medical Student Association, Association of American
Universities, Association of Independent Research Institutes, Association
of Public and Land-grant Universities, and Universities Allied for
Essential Medicines.

     Peter

Peter Suber
gplus.to/petersuber
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