From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:27:48 -0500

I'm interested in how Rick would answer the following question: given
that Green OA articles are usually not the version of record, are you
content to cancel subscriptions knowing that scrupulous faculty
members will need to consult the version of record in quoting from an
article and that, therefore, you would not be supplying everything
that such faculty members need?  I am referring here, of course, to
journals "closer to the center of our interests," not to ones "near
the periphery." I'm perfectly willing to grant that Green OA content
may suffice to fulfill the needs of classroom teaching where it may
not matter so much if a student does not get a quotation exactly
right, but scholars should not be willing to settle for second best in
doing their formal writing for publication.

Sandy Thatcher



> From: Rick Anderson <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:18:53 +0000
>
> Rick Anderson asked:
>
>>> Is there an easy way (easier than searching title-by-title through SHERPA/RoMEO) to get a complete list of journals offering Green access with no embargo? I can't speak for the marketplace as a whole, but my library will cancel most if not all of our subscriptions to any such journals - my institution is not giving us money so that we can spend it on content that's available for free.
>
>
> David Prosser replied:
>
>>> I don't know if there is a way of getting a list, but I think you are conflating two things.  I assume you are saying you would cancel if all of the content of the journal was available without embargo.  Sherpa/Romeo doesn't tell you that - it just tells you whether or not the publisher allows green deposit without embargo.
>
>
> And -- Rick Anderson replied:
>
> You're right, I should be more precise: if I know that a publisher
> allows green deposit of all articles without embargo, then the
> likelihood that we'll maintain a paid subscription drops dramatically
> - and drops even further if the journal is near the periphery of my
> institution's research and curricular interests. If the journal is
> closer to the center of our interests, then before dropping the
> subscription we'd probably do a quick survey to see what percentage of
> its articles are showing up in public repositories within a reasonably
> brief period.
>
> Rick Anderson
> Assoc. Dean for Scholarly Resources & Collections
> Marriott Library, University of Utah
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