Jan Velterop, Fruit and frugivores

Connotea Imports 2012-07-31

Summary:

"[L]ibraries...are not in charge of research funding, so why should they be involved in paying for the necessary publication of research results, the cost of which is an integral part of doing research? It certainly isn't provided for in their collection budget....Library 'membership' of an OA publisher is a supporter-scheme for OA. A stimulus in OA's early stages. It can never be – and shouldn't be – a subscription substitute...."

Link:

http://theparachute.blogspot.com/2009/11/fruit-and-frugivores.html

From feeds:

Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » Connotea Imports

Tags:

oa.new oa.gold oa.comment oa.libraries oa.fees oa.funds oa.journals

Authors:

petersuber

Date tagged:

07/31/2012, 21:35

Date published:

11/11/2009, 12:36