[Dspace-general] Question for the Librarians

[Christophe Dupriez]

Hi Shawna,

All universities in Belgium (except Mons) just signed the "Berlin
declaration" about Open Access:
http://www.driver-repository.be/content1.aspx?PageId=162

Universities' Rectors considered the unconstrained growth of scientific
journals subscriptions costs and decided it is unsustainable:
http://www.driver-repository.be/media/docs/OAI.pdf

Background documents:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/pdf/scientific-publication-study_en.pdf
http://www.ec-petition.eu/

IMHO, journals are/will become "brand names" over a peer review process.
A lot of work remains to be done to make Open Access Repositories as
famous than recognized journals.
"Peace" will probably arise from a redefinition of the roles of each
participants (and the return to normal of subscription costs increases).

Hoping this helps,

Christophe Dupriez

Shawna Sadler a écrit :
> Hello Librarians and other people who communicate with faculty on campus.
>
> Has anyone else received backlash from their faculty about this new push 
> for mandatory deposit of federally funded research?
>
> I have one journal editor on campus who is absolutely irate. His journal 
> is with Lippincott Williams which of course has the most conservative of 
> policies when it comes to institutional repositories. I was presenting 
> our IR to the faculty and my presentation turned into an open access debate.
>
> Are any of you taking a proactive stance on the matter, or just waiting 
> for the dust to settle and ready to accept research when everyone has 
> calmed down? I haven't decided yet and would like to hear how you are 
> approaching this issue on campus.
>
> Thanks,
> Shawna
>
>   


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