From: Stevan Harnad <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 07:37:57 -0500

On 2012-01-06, at 7:49 PM, LIBLICENSE wrote:

>  Wojick notes that there has always been a
> mandate to provide reports for all research that is federally funded.
> He makes a distinction between research reports (mandated) and journal
> articles.

The needs of all the researchers who are denied access to
peer-reviewed articles because their institutions cannot afford a
subscription are not much better served by a report than by an
abstract.

What they need, if they are to use, apply, build upon and cite the
research is the article.

That's also why authors publish articles, not just reports or abstracts.

And that's why OA needs to mandated.

Stevan Harnad