[GOAL] Over 40 Signatories Ask Elsevier to Withdraw TDM Policy

[Richard Poynder]

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From: boai-forum-bounces at ecs.soton.ac.uk
[mailto:boai-forum-bounces at ecs.soton.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Friedel Grant
Sent: 14 July 2014 13:18
To: boai-forum at ecs.soton.ac.uk
Subject: [BOAI] Over 40 Signatories Ask Elsevier to Withdraw TDM Policy

 

At the beginning of July, LIBER and 17 other research and library
organisations across Europe
<http://libereurope.eu/news/european-research-organisations-call-on-elsevier
-to-withdraw-tdm-policy/> called on Elsevier to withdraw its current policy
on text and data mining (TDM).

 

The number of signatories to the letter has now surpassed 40. They include
33 professional groups plus individual researchers, professors and
librarians in a total of 18 countries. All signatories are listed in an
<http://libereurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Open-Letter-To-Elsevierv2.
pdf> updated version of the letter.

 

 
<http://libereurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Open-Letter-To-Elsevierv2.
pdf> The letter explains why we believe that Elsevier's current TDM policy
places unnecessary restrictions on researchers by limiting their ability,
and their right, to mine content to which they have legal access.

 

For more information, please see the
<http://libereurope.eu/news/over-40-signatories-ask-elsevier-to-withdraw-tdm
-policy/> LIBER website. If you would like to sign the letter, either as an
organisation or as an individual, please send your details to
friedel.grant at kb.nl <mailto:friedel.grant at kb.nl> . Organisations should also
attach a logo, which we can display on the letter.

 

With thanks,

 

Friedel Grant
Communications Officer
LIBER Europe

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