From: David Prosser <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:06:19 +0000
I'm not sure I see how supporting a bill that would stop the NIH
mandate to deposit papers in PubMed Central (or any similar
repository) can be classed as anything other than anti-PubMed Central.
Could Alicia explain the apparent contradiction?
David
On 17 Jan 2012, at 22:33, LIBLICENSE wrote:
> From: "Wise, Alicia (ELS-OXF)" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:02:47 +0000
>
> Hi all,
>
> Just a quick note to observe that while Elsevier supports the Research
> Works Act, we are neither anti-open-access (as has been suggested
> elsewhere) nor are we anti-PubMed Central (as is suggested in this
> thread).
>
> With kind wishes,
>
> Alicia
>
>
> Dr Alicia Wise
> Director of Universal Access
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LibLicense-L Discussion Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 17 January 2012 01:09
> Subject: Re: Elsevier Foundation Awards 2011 Grants
> From: David Prosser <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:35:32 +0000
>
> I think that all of us would want to applaud the efforts of the
> Elsevier Foundation and congratulation the recipients of their grants.
>
> However, I do think the timing is unfortunate. While supporting
> initiatives that have the '...potential for an immediate and enduring
> impact on our health and science communities,' Elsevier are
> simultaneously investing time and money on having PubMed Central shut
> down, so denying free access to medical research not just to readers
> in the US, but to those all over the globe - including those in the
> developing world.
>
> PubMed Central now contains 2.3 million freely accessible articles. I
> would hope that if Elsevier, through its Foundation, is truly
> concerned with 'innovation in improving access and use of scientific,
> technical and medical information.' It will recognise the innovation
> of PubMed Central and allow it to continue the good work it does
> unmolested.
>
> David Prosser
>
> On 14 Jan 2012, at 00:36, LIBLICENSE wrote:
>
>> From: "Schemm, Ylann (ELS-AMS)" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:54:59 +0100
>>
>> On behalf of the Elsevier Foundation, I'd like to share our 2011
>> library grants. The summaries of the project grants are included
>> below. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.
>> Best regards, Ylann Schemm, The Elsevier Foundation
>
> [SNIP]
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