tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post5237564360811407729..comments2024-03-28T07:23:23.408-07:00Comments on DSHR's Blog: EU report on Open AccessDavid.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-29917505805341288952017-10-07T17:02:25.169-07:002017-10-07T17:02:25.169-07:00The oligopoly publisher's campaign to exert to...The oligopoly publisher's campaign to exert <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/publishers-seek-removal-millions-papers-researchgate" rel="nofollow">total control over the flow of information among researchers</a> continues:<br /><br />"Leading publishers are stepping up their fight against ResearchGate by ordering the academic social network to take down papers that they say infringe copyright.<br /><br />The move could see millions of articles removed from the site, as the publishers say up to 40 per cent of papers on ResearchGate are copyrighted."<br /><br />Researchers who will be annoyed when their research disappears from ResearchGate should have thought before transferring copyright to the oligopolists, assuming that they actually did. <a href="http://blog.dshr.org/2017/06/public-resource-audits-scholarly.html" rel="nofollow">Publishers' claims to own copyright</a> are similar to <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/how-americas-biggest-bank-paid-its-fine-for-the-2008-mortgage-crisis-with-phony-mortgages/" rel="nofollow">banks' claims to own mortgages</a>.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-59214087127721326912017-09-23T16:39:49.549-07:002017-09-23T16:39:49.549-07:00The University of Bielefeld is running a fascinati...The University of Bielefeld is running a fascinating website <a href="https://treemaps.intact-project.org/apcdata/" rel="nofollow">tracking spending on Author Processing Charges</a>.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-21487264025100162942017-08-31T10:59:00.427-07:002017-08-31T10:59:00.427-07:00An interesting survey of academics' attitudes ...An <a href="http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/114578/8/PaperOAPFinal%20%281%29.pdf" rel="nofollow">interesting survey of academics' attitudes to OA</a> by Rowley <i>et al</i> concludes:<br /><br />"academics identified the potential for wider circulation as the key advantage of open access publishing, and were generally more positive about the benefits of OAP, than they were negative about its disadvantages. As regards services, rigorous peer review, followed by rapid publication were most valued, with rapid peer review and promotion of papers post-publication also regarded as valuable. Strong views on re-use of their work were indicated; academics were <br />relatively happy regarding non-commercial re-use, but were very negative regarding commercial re-use, adaptations, and inclusion in anthologies."David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-82441458494293404352017-04-03T05:43:23.522-07:002017-04-03T05:43:23.522-07:00I'm late to linking to Making A Few Elsevier P...I'm late to linking to <a href="https://lisahinchliffe.com/2017/02/06/elsevier-predictions/" rel="nofollow"><i>Making A Few Elsevier Predictions</i></a> by Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, which has more insightful thoughts on Elsevier's plan to capture the entire research workflow. In particular:<br /><br />"The pivot to metrics and analytics underscores that Elsevier is on a trajectory to convert its journal portfolio to being open and no longer behind a paywall. Elsevier is already a leading open access publisher and initiatives to deliver author manuscripts to institutional repositories, among other projects, indicate a shift to making publications more and more discoverable and accessible. Discovery and access generate data that are critical for developing useful metrics and analytics."<br /><br />This thought is reinforced by Elsevier's recent announcement that <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cell-press-helps-authors-share-papers-under-consideration-617682383.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Cell Press Helps Authors Share Papers Under Consideration</i></a>:<br /><br />"Recognizing that science benefits from communicating reliable, vetted findings as quickly as possible, Cell Press now offers authors the opportunity to surface their submitted manuscript as soon as it has been evaluated by an editor and sent out for peer review. The service is called "Cell Press Sneak Peek." For authors who elect to participate, manuscripts under consideration by peer reviewers will be uploaded on the authors' behalf to the Sneak Peak group on Mendeley, an academic social network, where it will be freely accessible to all interested readers."<br /><br />Yet another effort to prevent copies of papers ending up in institutional repositories that Elsevier doesn't control.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-19097239065786310902017-04-02T14:53:04.421-07:002017-04-02T14:53:04.421-07:00The Economist last week had an editorial and an ar...<i>The Economist</i> last week had <a href="http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21719480-and-how-cast-them-shackles-scientific-journals" rel="nofollow">an editorial</a> and <a href="http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21719438-about-change-findings-medical-research-are-disseminated-too" rel="nofollow">an article</a> arguing for immediate open access via preprint repositories.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-90460315999214137572017-03-29T00:34:06.074-07:002017-03-29T00:34:06.074-07:00Galen, that's one reason why I believe that fu...Galen, that's one reason why I believe that funders retaining copyright is a more practical approach.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-41299643312671249392017-03-29T00:29:25.723-07:002017-03-29T00:29:25.723-07:00Thanks, Thomas! My bad. I need to blog about that ...Thanks, Thomas! My bad. I need to blog about that report too.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-91355969900928159592017-03-28T16:25:35.280-07:002017-03-28T16:25:35.280-07:00To ask a naive question regarding the notion of ac...To ask a naive question regarding the notion of academic employers unilaterally requiring work-for-hire contracts... what would be the incentive for faculty to acquiesce to what would surely be perceived by some or many as an administrative appropriation of historical privileges? Furthermore, doing so in the name of open access seems to me like it would likely convert many faculty who are indifferent to the notion of open access into outright opponents.<br /><br />But, for the sake of argument, suppose a university could sell it to their faculty — or at least impose it without too much fuss. While it makes sense that holding the copyright on all future article output would strengthen the negotiating position of a university, what assurance would the institution's constituents have that the additional negotiating power would be used to further more open dissemination of research — as opposed to simply bargaining to keep a lid on pricing?Galen Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562361977450992769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-44627846783500118892017-03-28T14:30:32.723-07:002017-03-28T14:30:32.723-07:00Minor typo - the link given leads to a different r...Minor typo - the link given leads to a different report. The OA report is available at: https://zenodo.org/record/401029/files/OA_market_report_Final_13_March_2017_.pdfThomas Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958227409209660002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-81218923098606099122017-03-28T09:30:11.210-07:002017-03-28T09:30:11.210-07:00The results of the deal that the Dutch obtained af...The results of the deal that the Dutch obtained after walking away from the table are revealed in <a href="https://medium.com/@SiccodeKnecht/how-elsevier-plans-to-sabotage-open-access-76fbd46593ae" rel="nofollow"><i>How Elsevier plans to sabotage Open Access</i></a> by Sicco de Knecht. They are instructive in this context:<br /><br />"As with fossil fuels the parties controlling the resources will do everything in their power to draw every last drop of revenue from the old system before making the shift to a new system. This is essentially what Elsevier is doing with this so called ‘pilot’ for open access: giving in just enough to prevent any major alteration to the status quo.<br /><br />Right now the same uphill battle for open access is fought in many other countries such as <a href="https://www.kiwi.fi/display/finelib/2016/12/21/Finnish+higher+education+and+research+institutes+continue+negotiations+on+open+access+with+Elsevier" rel="nofollow">Finland</a>, <a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/elsevier-journals-are-back-online-60-german-institutions-had-lost-access" rel="nofollow">Germany</a> and in the European Union in general. The recent publication of the Dutch contracts might change the conversation there, making parties reconsider whether the way forward for open access is with Elsevier and its competitors at all. At least we now have a glimpse of what a major publisher like Elsevier is willing to concede — not much."David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.com